By Jon Porter
What’s next for VR? Now that the three main headsets are available to buy, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the hardware is more or less finished, and that now the challenge is now making enough software to get people to spend big on the headsets themselves.
But after seeing and trying out three new VR-focussed inventions, it’s obvious that there’s a lot of potential left in the hardware that’s yet to be explored.
From full-body tracking to haptic feedback, VR’s nagging issues are proving a hard nut to crack, but these companies are determined to make the tech work.
VR Touch
VR Touch is a deliciously simple invention that has the potential to help remove the need for handheld controllers entirely.
At its core, it’s a small haptic feedback motor which you attach to the end of your finger that simulates the sensation of touching things in VR. Move your finger close to a virtual button and you’ll feel a motor pushing on your finger as though you’re pushing on a real button.
The invention’s creator, Go Touch VR, is currently working with HTC to allow its Vive‘s base stations to track the location of your hands. But, …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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