Tactical Haptics

Reactive Grip™ feedback can be used to convey motion and force information. It does this through the motion of sliding contactor plates that are on the surface of the device. These sliding plates present the user with friction forces that approximate the friction forces as if they were actually grabbing an in-game object. Because of its ability to recreate the skin sensations of actually holding an object, this type of feedback creates an engaging experience that brings gaming interactions to life, and we have hence named this feedback technology, Reactive Grip™ Shear Feedback. This technology is compatible with motion-based controller interfaces, such as the Nintendo Wii, Sony Move, or Microsoft Kinect, and is even more compelling when paired with a head mounted display such as the Oculus Rift or Sony Morpheus to provide unprecedented levels of immersion and realism in a virtual reality gaming environment. The current Reactive Grip™ game controller prototype uses a Razer Hydra as its motion tracking system, but is not tracker dependent. --- For updates on the commercialization of this technology, check out the Tactical Haptics facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TacticalHaptics