Novint Falcon: Predator to the Mouse
Living up to its predator inspired name, the Novint Falcon upon its release on 2007, may spell the end of the mouse and equivocally change the future of gaming. The Novint Falcon makes interactive 3D touch possible and practical for consumer computing applications, letting users feel weight, texture, shape, dimension, dynamics, 3D motion and force effects, unlike any consumer force feedback product on the market. It lets players experience a full range of realistic touch sensations and haptic effects, enabling them to control a game more naturally and intuitively.
Haptics is the scientific field that studies the sense of touch. In computing, Haptics is the science and art of applying touch sensation to human interaction with computers. So instead of clicking the mouse and seeing a, let’s say, basketball make its way to the net, you can actually feel the weight of the ball as you shoot it towards a hoop. In other words everything once virtual is now tangible.
Do you think this device will give the Wiimote a run for its money? It is reported to sell for about $100 to $150 USD at its debut as the company starts to build manufacturing scale.
Know more about Novint Falcon by reading full article.
Living up to its predator inspired name, the Novint Falcon upon its release on 2007, may spell the end of the mouse and equivocally change the future of gaming. The Novint Falcon makes interactive 3D touch possible and practical for consumer computing applications, letting users feel weight, texture, shape, dimension, dynamics, 3D motion and force effects, unlike any consumer force feedback product on the market. It lets players experience a full range of realistic touch sensations and haptic effects, enabling them to control a game more naturally and intuitively.
Haptics is the scientific field that studies the sense of touch. In computing, Haptics is the science and art of applying touch sensation to human interaction with computers. So instead of clicking the mouse and seeing a, let’s say, basketball make its way to the net, you can actually feel the weight of the ball as you shoot it towards a hoop. In other words everything once virtual is now tangible.
Do you think this device will give the Wiimote a run for its money? It is reported to sell for about $100 to $150 USD at its debut as the company starts to build manufacturing scale.
How the Novint Falcon Works:
- Users hold on to the Falcon’s handle, that not only moves left and right but up and down as well. The handle is interchangeable for specific uses or types of game play.
- When you move the handle the computer keeps track of a 3D cursor that once it touches a virtual object, the computer registers contact with that object and updates currents to motors in the device to create an appropriate force to the deviceÂ’s handle, which the user feels.
- The three electrical motors located to the three arms extending out of the device, gets updated on what position the handle is at a thousand times a second, providing a very realistic sense of touch. At any given cycle, or 1/1000th of a second, the device can create a force on the handle in any direction of any magnitude, up to the maximum force.
SPECS:
3D Touch Workspace 4″ x 4″ x 4″
Force Capabilities > 2 lbs
Position Resolution > 400 dpi
Quick Disconnect Handle < 1 second change time
Communication Interface USB 2.0
Size 9″ x 9″ x 9″
Weight 4 lbs
Power 30 watts, 100V-240V,50Hz-60Hz
Via Novint