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For anyone who doesn't know what this is, Google it, it's made by a company called Novint. It's basically a controller that works in 3d and has the craziest force feedback I've ever felt.
Not a lot of games support it yet, but I bet a lot more will in the future. I played a bit of HL2 with it, now I've played HL2 2 times on different hardware. But with the Falcon the little portion I played was far better than either of my other experiences. The controller moves in and out in addition to up down left and right. It really is 3d, and the force feedback was impressive. Every time I shot a gun the controller would provide kick and shake. The pistol felt very different from the shotgun, every gun had it's own unique feel. I've shot real guns and while it's not anywhere close to real, it provides a big boost into your immersion in to the game. The kick was enough to throw my aim off a bit. And picking up objects made it stiffen up (for lack of a better word) A small object would cause a little friction, where a big box it felt like I was picking up something heavy.
It's hard to explain this thing, Youtube does have some videos, I gotta say it's beyond cool, I want to buy one just to play thru HL2 again, the feedback effects from it really were bad ass.
It's very realistic, the demo that came with it had a 3d sphere and you can feel it with different textures on it. Again it's hard to really explain, but when I had the goop skin the controller reacted like I was touching goop and I actually got the sensation I was. The same with the sand one and the bumpy one. The physical feedback combined with the visuals really worked. The ice one it was almost impossible for my hand to not slip when I touched the ice and tried to move the controller. Trippy is the only way I can describe it.
This is one of the coolest things I've used, if the support grows it will without question be my controller of choice. A mouse just can't compare. I don't know if it could replace my mouse but I might even be able to use it in Photoshop and other programs. It seemed very accurate and maybe could become a replacement for a mouse outside of gaming.
If it wasn't $170 bucks and had better support I'd buy one in a second
Not a lot of games support it yet, but I bet a lot more will in the future. I played a bit of HL2 with it, now I've played HL2 2 times on different hardware. But with the Falcon the little portion I played was far better than either of my other experiences. The controller moves in and out in addition to up down left and right. It really is 3d, and the force feedback was impressive. Every time I shot a gun the controller would provide kick and shake. The pistol felt very different from the shotgun, every gun had it's own unique feel. I've shot real guns and while it's not anywhere close to real, it provides a big boost into your immersion in to the game. The kick was enough to throw my aim off a bit. And picking up objects made it stiffen up (for lack of a better word) A small object would cause a little friction, where a big box it felt like I was picking up something heavy.
It's hard to explain this thing, Youtube does have some videos, I gotta say it's beyond cool, I want to buy one just to play thru HL2 again, the feedback effects from it really were bad ass.
It's very realistic, the demo that came with it had a 3d sphere and you can feel it with different textures on it. Again it's hard to really explain, but when I had the goop skin the controller reacted like I was touching goop and I actually got the sensation I was. The same with the sand one and the bumpy one. The physical feedback combined with the visuals really worked. The ice one it was almost impossible for my hand to not slip when I touched the ice and tried to move the controller. Trippy is the only way I can describe it.
This is one of the coolest things I've used, if the support grows it will without question be my controller of choice. A mouse just can't compare. I don't know if it could replace my mouse but I might even be able to use it in Photoshop and other programs. It seemed very accurate and maybe could become a replacement for a mouse outside of gaming.
If it wasn't $170 bucks and had better support I'd buy one in a second
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