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Title: <News> - Get Wowed! with the 3D tactile Novint Falcon
Post by: saint on June 28, 2007, 10:10:17 pm

This is an odd looking beast. It's a game controller for the PC that ... (http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_main.php#2466)

Title: Re: <News> - Get Wowed! with the 3D tactile Novint Falcon
Post by: Hawk Daddy on June 29, 2007, 12:16:05 am

I'm definitely sticking with the Wii.

Hawk

Title: Re: <News> - Get Wowed! with the 3D tactile Novint Falcon
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 29, 2007, 02:07:44 pm

The problem with the thing is, like most pc controllers, the games have to be programmed with it in mind.  Seeing as how we can't even get any decent lightgun games on the pc, I don't see this thing taking off anytime soon.

Title: Re: <News> - Get Wowed! with the 3D tactile Novint Falcon
Post by: ChadTower on June 29, 2007, 03:10:51 pm

I thought that was going to be one of these:

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Title: Re: <News> - Get Wowed! with the 3D tactile Novint Falcon
Post by: Jouster on June 29, 2007, 10:08:18 pm

This thing looks pretty cool though.  It's a lot bigger than I thought from the original picture though.

Jouster

Title: Re: <News> - Get Wowed! with the 3D tactile Novint Falcon
Post by: ChadTower on June 30, 2007, 01:41:15 pm

That thing better be industrial grade and bolted to the table for it to last more than a couple of hours.  Who games that gently?

Title: Re: <News> - Get Wowed! with the 3D tactile Novint Falcon
Post by: KenToad on September 13, 2007, 03:31:45 pm

I just demo'd one of those things here on campus.  It was pretty neat and the force feedback worked really well.  It seems solidly constructed and adds a fair amount of realism to an FPS in the sense that you can't just go firing automatic weapons willy-nilly and expect to hit anything.  The force feedback is actually strong enough to completely throw off your aim if you don't burst-fire.  If there was some form of pistol-grip attachment it would be a pretty amazing device for playing Half-Life 2.

http://home.novint.com/swooptour/videos.php?type=products

Title: Re: <News> - Get Wowed! with the 3D tactile Novint Falcon
Post by: ErikRuud on September 14, 2007, 08:32:13 am

Quote from: Hawk Daddy on June 29, 2007, 12:16:05 am

I'm definitely sticking with the Wii.

Hawk

This controller costs almost as much as a Wii!