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Andy Meek
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Chris Taylor, a self-professed virtual reality junkie based in Atlanta, has given enough demonstrations of VR tech to keep seeing the same thing happen over and over.
The user straps on the headset. It’s their first introduction to playing in a computer generated virtual world that they’re now seeing unfold all around them. Ok, they say, as they’re getting adjusted -- where are my hands? They grope around, feeling things out.
Seeing that happen often enough gave Taylor and some friends an idea: something that might complement existing VR headsets on the market and give users an even richer VR experience is a pair of gloves. Specifically, gloves that use haptic feedback to let users literally feel the virtual world around them. The benefits for VR gamers are self-evident, but Taylor acknowledges the potential for plenty of other use cases as well.
On April 25, he and the team behind what they’re calling VRgluv launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $100,000. The gloves will retail for $579, but early Kickstarter backers will get a pair at a heavily discounted rate.
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