Next to sight and sound, haptics are one of the lowest hanging fruits for creating immersion in VR. But beyond the rumble we have in today’s VR controllers there’s lots of other immersive haptic tech ...

Dutch-based tech company SenseGlove has announced the upcoming release of Nova 2, the second generation of its innovative haptic force-feedback glove and is claimed to be the first of its type with ...

Striker VR, maker of high-end haptic VR gun peripherals for the out-of-home market, announced today it has raised a $4 million investment and plans to use the funds to make its first move into the ...

Imagine stepping into a virtual world where every touch, grab, and hold feels incredibly real. With Bstick, the handheld haptic VR controller, you can elevate your virtual reality experience to ...

Up until now, handheld controllers have been the primary tools VR and AR headset wearers have used for interactions with artificial worlds, but Facebook is already planning for a hands-free future — ...

As companies continue to solve virtual reality’s biggest hardware and software challenges, many researchers have been working on next-generation VR peripherals that will enable users to “feel” digital ...

Released in 2016, Sony’s PlayStation VR is perhaps the most significant virtual reality venture in the realm of console gaming. While its direct competitors have mostly abstained from the technology ...

Valve's Steam Frame is hitting shelves in early 2026, and it's already looking to be the standalone VR headset to get thanks ...

A groundbreaking development by City University of Hong Kong and other Chinese institutes is set to change the way we interact with immersive digital environments. The team, led by Professor Xinge Yu, ...

Rendering touch realistically in virtual reality (VR) isn't easy. We've only recently gotten to the point where VR can even recognize hands, let alone create a realistic experience of handling objects ...

The realism of virtual reality has come a long way in recent years, particularly thanks to higher resolution screens and improvements in body movement tracking. But it's not yet perfect, and one thing ...

Headlines about new haptic virtual reality kissing technology are making the rounds. But the researchers behind it never once mention kissing. And they didn’t design their experiments with that ...