Discover haptics technology, which simulates touch sensations, enhancing user experiences in virtual reality and various ...

The year is 1997, and it’s around Christmas. You open your gifts to find a new accessory for your Nintendo 64. It’s called a Rumble Pak, a removable device that plugs into the back of your controller.

As an undergraduate, seventh-year Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, Sylvia Tan had no idea what haptics technology consisted of. Then, she came across the work of McCormick Prof. J. Edward ...

In the rapidly emerging world of haptic technology, businesses are increasingly recognizing the value of integrating haptic feedback into their products. In a study conducted by Immersion Corp. on ...

When it comes to gaming, players are never satisfied. Everything has to be faster, brighter, larger, louder, multi-dimensional, and heart-pounding. Sometimes gaming rigs are surrounded by customizable ...

How do you make two cars feel different? With an engine there are near-limitless permutations when it comes to cylinder number and layout, along with their bore, stroke and firing order, plus turbo- ...

Editor’s note: This is the second of a four-part series on red-hot display technologies to watch in 2011. If multitouch display technology is proliferating, haptic feedback is helping to fuel the ...