Talk:Haptic
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[edit] Technical details?
There doesnt seem to be a Wiki area for describing how Force Feedback works. Hopefully someone can shed some light on the subject with comparisons between previous attempts at FF. Please? :)
Here's a link on 'HowStuffWorks' describing the Playstation Dualshock controller and it describes how the vibration (basically 1 DOF vibration haptics device) motor works. Other devices like Sensable's, Force Dimension's and Novint's have a full 3 DOF (cartesian x,y,z force vectors... at least) feedback points. These are obviously very different (and much more expensive) than the simple vibration motors which Immersion_Corporation viciously guards.
[edit] Novint link?
Hey all, I was told that I was not allowed to add a link to Novint's homepage (despite being prominently featured in the Games section) because it was "commercial" while other commercial links exist on the link page. (Sensable, Force Dimension, etc..) Anyone know what's up with that?
I plan to work on this page a bit... One of the first things to do would be to reorganize the external links section and make a subsection specifically for the commercial links (and add in Novint). Hopefully that will solve the problem. Any feedback on my edits is welcome...--Aokamura 01:54, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Feedback on Article
- Haptic technology section is a bit cumbersome. I suggest reorganizing it into something like pratical and entertainment uses of haptic technology... then alphabetize and combine the subsections where possible.
- The bit about the night club should be at the top of the page, or at the very least not under 'Haptic Technology'.
- Would be nice to have another picture, maybe at the top.
guiltyspark 23:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
- One key implementation of haptic technology that is missing is the BMW iDrive controller. That was where I first encountered the term "haptic profile".
