Tactile Peripherals
Tactical Haptics’ New Prototype VR Controller Shapeshifts to Fit Your Game
Tactical Haptics’ newly developed haptic controller prototype uses mechanical sockets that allow them to be mated in different configurations on-the-fly, in order to match a particular virtual interaction more closely than standard VR motion controllers. The controllers incorporate the...
Hands-on: HaptX Glove Delivers Impressively Detailed Micro-pneumatic Haptics, Force Feedback
The company formerly known as AxonVR, which has raised more than $5 million in venture capital, is rebranding to HaptX, and revealing a feature prototype of a VR glove which uses micro-pneumatics for detailed haptics and force feedback to...
Striker VR Shows off Working Prototype of ARENA Infinity Haptic VR Gun
Striker VR's ARENA Infinity is a haptic VR gun which can simulate various weapon fire modes and other haptic effects. After revealing the design of the accessory back in April, the company is now showing off a working prototype.
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Tactical Haptics’ Will Provancher Talks Updated ‘Reactive Grip’ and We Go Hands-on
As Ben Lang says in his interview introduction, Will Provancher is one of the OG's of virtual reality. Tactical Haptic's 'Reactive Grip' controller was one of the few peripherals shown back at GDC 2013 that aimed to enhance...
I Went Mountain Biking*
Not like taking a few jumps on a raked path in the woods behind my house like I used to do as a kid—I mean really mountain biking, the kind of thing you'd see on a GoPro commercial. The kind...
Hands-on: Striker VR Pistol Prototype Borrows Design From Halo’s Famous M6 Magnum
We recently went into detail in an interview with Striker VR, a company working on a powerful gun recoil technology for virtual reality. Not shown in that interview was the company's pistol prototype which felt to have even more...
10 Seconds of Testing Striker VR’s Gun Recoil System and I’m Sold – Hands-on and Interview
We've written about Striker VR and their electrically driven weapon recoil system previously, but it wasn't until I met up with the company at Oculus Connect two days ago that I was able to try the system for myself....
Hands-on: Kor-FX Haptic Gaming Vest Doesn’t Pack Enough Punch for VR
At E3 2014 I had the chance to try out the $150 Kor-FX gaming vest which has far exceeded its Kickstarter goal with 31 days left in the crowdfunding campaign. The vest seeks to add immersion to gameplay by rumbling...













