CES 2008: Feel The Pain With Force Feedback Vest January 09, 2008
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No one really wants to feel the impact of a real bullet nor the crushing weight of a sweaty 300lb wrestler body-slamming you into the canvas, but gamers are always up for a little more realism in their gaming.
From rumbling controllers to shaking steering wheels, we all want a little more feedback. At CES 2008 TN Games is taking the concept to a different level with its 3rd Space FPS Vest, a full-on force feedback vest that translates in-game bullet hits to your body. And it’s not just a general thump either as TN Games says the vest uses 8 air-filled cells to imitate exactly where you got hit and the direction of the bullet. The vest has been doing the show circuit for some time but now it’s ready to buy.
There’s also a helmet for those ever-painful headshots and a driving game version of the vest that replicates G-forces and the effects of rapid acceleration and deceleration.
There are just two games with native support for the FPS vest, including Call of Duty 2, but the company has free software that enables the action in other games to be translated to the vest. These include Crysis, F.E.A.R., Half-Life 2 and others.
The vest costs around £85.-Martin Lynch
[TN Games]
Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
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Comments
Why would you want to hurt yourself ?!?
It doesnt hurt, just gives you a better sensation than just a rumbling joypad.