Haptic Gaming Vest Simulates Punches, Shots, Stabbing 110
An anonymous reader writes "IEEE Spectrum reports that University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed a Tactile Gaming Vest that smacks and vibrates as players get shot in a game based on Half-Life 2. Four solenoid actuators in the chest and shoulders in front and two solenoids in the back give you the feeling of a simulated gunshot. In addition, vibrating eccentric-mass motors clustered against the shoulder blades make you feel a slashing effect as you get stabbed from behind. If this kind of vest could be linked to a movie while you watch it, the experience would be that much more exciting. Or as one of the creators put it, 'every time Bruce Willis gets shot, you feel it.'"
The dude... (Score:2, Funny)
Well, I still jerk off manually
I doubt it (Score:2, Funny)
Having been shot several times, I can assure that solenoids aren't going to deliver anywhere near the amount of pain that a bullet would. In fact, it is a damn insult to veterans and other gunshot victims to trivialize the suffering caused by gunshot wounds.
Negative feedback (Score:5, Funny)
More details please (Score:4, Funny)
So if there is a fight, could you pick which character's you are experiencing, the one throwing the punch or the one on the receiving end? The reason I am asking is that the application of this technology for porn is pretty obvious, but a mistake in picking the character could be pretty devastating.
Re:I doubt it (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I doubt it (Score:5, Funny)
Having been shot several times, I can assure that solenoids aren't going to deliver anywhere near the amount of pain that a bullet would.
Thank you for the review... I was hoping to purchase one in order to actually feel the realistic amount of pain that Bruce Willis' character went through. In particular, I was looking forward to a "walking with glass embedded in feet" pain accessory. However, now knowing that my purchase would not deliver excruciating pain, I will defer acquisition of this device until they perfect the technology.
Re:I doubt it (Score:1, Funny)
Having been shot several times, I can assure that solenoids aren't going to deliver anywhere near the amount of pain that a bullet would. In fact, it is a damn insult to veterans and other gunshot victims to trivialize the suffering caused by gunshot wounds.
Your implication that others who have experienced gunshots share your irrational hypersensitivity is the real insult. Though I don't think you can be blamed for that, as it's obviously just the trauma talking. Let go of that and you'll feel ... refreshed.
Terrible for movies (Score:5, Funny)
I wouldn't mind trying this for a game character that I control, but it will piss me off (even more than it does now) when a character in a film stupidly puts themselves in harms way.
"No, don't go through that door! You're going to get us both shot!"
And on second thoughts, even computer games might be annoying. I certainly wouldn't want to wear the hat accessory when playing Super Mario Brothers.
Re:Negative feedback (Score:4, Funny)
I ou d p e r p si iv f db k in te . Sa , e y ti y u k ll a b di , t su g tl ru y r ck f r a ew s on s. Th t w d b a lo m e m iv ing. N w w ch t i t ad de rior te!
Looks like the half-life is about 1 hour
Re:spare us the self-righteous indignation (Score:3, Funny)
Having been shot in simulation several times, I can assure that solenoids aren't going to deliver anywhere near the amount of pain that I imagined a bullet would.
Re:haptic feedback (Score:3, Funny)
No, that's not an intentional pun.
Re:haptic feedback (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I doubt it (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I doubt it (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I see far more use in real sims, than movies (Score:3, Funny)
Re:haptic feedback (Score:3, Funny)
That's the beauty of it, you don't have to dry clean polyester.
Re:I doubt it (Score:4, Funny)
[citation needed]
That's what the cop said!