Novint Falcon Haptics Controller Could Be Wii 2.0

Videogames and force feedback have been fair-weather friends for years, from motorized steering wheels that go spastic when you slam into a wall, to entire seats that tilt and lurch as your F-16 banks out of harm's way. But playing with the Novint Falcon feels like nothing you've tried before.For more videos from Popular Mechanics visit: http://www.popularmechanics.co... Everything from the World of PopularMechanics: http://www.popularmechanics.co... Subscribe to Popular Mechanics: http://subscribe.hearstmags.co...

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: May 16, 2007 at 10:23 pm
Author: popmechshow

Length: 01:43
Rating: 4.19
Views: 65630

Tags: controller falcon gadgets haptics mechanics Novint popular technology wii

Video Comments

GBanville (August 11, 2008 at 3:33 am)

The price has come down. If you shop smart you can pick it up for $135. I'm surprised that many gamers don't consider this worth it, but I guess they don't realize that this kind of technology ordinarily costs tens of thousands of dollars.Yeah, it looks a little awkward, but you should have a place to rest your elbow, and you can do 4 hour gaming sessions no problem. The pistol grip is better, and I'm hoping to see more ergonomic grips for other applications in the near future.

petemyster101 (July 28, 2008 at 11:02 am)

that doesn't look comfortable to play with for a long time... it looks incrediably annoying to play with actually.

edaem2 (April 13, 2008 at 12:58 am)

hi self \/ \/ \/ \/lol

SNESOWNZ (April 12, 2008 at 9:33 pm)

i'm getting one ill try to review it.....

Bookmaiden (April 11, 2008 at 4:36 pm)

Or if you really like the game you'll build up muscles, which will be good for you, and fatigue won't be a problem anymore. Plus, without that, it'd limit how many hours people spend playing video games, which would probably be good for them even if they didn't agree. ^_^

Bookmaiden (April 11, 2008 at 4:34 pm)

Yeah, I'm not that impressed either, though this one was better than the last thing I just watched about it - it made me slightly more interested in it. The stuff about the games though, that was kind of lame. I'd like real stuff to play.

Zephilwroxt (April 9, 2008 at 4:53 am)

I was expecting more, not impressed.

Kronikwookie (March 31, 2008 at 2:06 pm)

lol :37 thats a gamer's face right there

runie360 (March 31, 2008 at 1:58 am)

you can turn down the amount of force even down to it doesnt even kick

caldiar (March 25, 2008 at 11:25 pm)

I was just put in charge of making this work with several games a company I work for have made. This is a very fun little toy but as past viewers have commented on, fatigue is a factor to take in to consideration. This is in its early stages of development though so I'm sure the fatigue issue will be resolved in their later releases of this product.