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Kristopher Kubicki (Blog) - March 14, 2007 5:11 PM

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Hands on with the Novint Falcon

A preliminary review of the Novint Falcon is my entry into the second round of FiringSquad's Writing Challenge

Apparently, I made it to the second round of FiringSquad's Writing Challenge.

Earlier this year I got a chance to play with the Novint Falcon, a PC interface device that gives the user three degrees of freedom and tactile feedback.

For those who haven't seen the Novint Falcon, I highly suggest you check out my feedback on the device -- hey, you can vote my entry up while you're there as well!

There are two operations that make the Falcon unique – true three-dimensional interaction and the feedback. 3D manipulation can be achieved with other devices on the market, namely optical pointers, free floating mice. What sets the Falcon apart from these other devices is the fact that it can also provide tactile feedback; a task still in its infancy on 2D pointers like mice.

As I mentioned earlier in the first round, any proceeding I might win from the challenge will go to a charity of Dan Turner's choosing (Boys and Girls Club of America).

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Can’t wait to try this!

By dubldwn on 3/15/2007 11:53:18 AM , Rating: 2

Oh, this thing is cool. The point of the blog seems to be “Kristopher's in a writing contest”, which is great, but that's a cool gadget! I think it deserves a follow up. I hope they set one up at Fry's to check it out. It's surprisingly inexpensive, too. Throw in some serious software support, and I’m in. I could see some pro 3D apps with this, too. Or porn. Right now Novent is trading at $1.40, and it’s up $.05 – might be a good one…

RE: Can’t wait to try this!

By KristopherKubicki

(blog) on 3/15/2007 5:49:07 PM , Rating: 2

Yeah I am certianly interested in getting one of these for my office -- but we really need a developer to pick up the tech and run with it. Can you imagine how useful this would be in UE3 or Crysis?

Or, dare I say it, a console?

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RE: Can’t wait to try this!

By dubldwn on 3/16/2007 2:10:18 AM , Rating: 2

Well, I'll tell you what-this thing comes bundled with a game pack shown here:

http://www.novint.com/NMB.htm

and I compared that to the screens for wii sports shown here:

http://www.gamespot.com/wii/sports/wiisports/scree...

(specifically bowling and boxing) and NMB looks comparable. Maybe wii devs can branch off to this platform as well? Just an idea.

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