Monday, March 03, 2008

Novint Falcon

Check out this new game controller!

It comes with force feedback and you can actually control movement on all 3 axes in a 3-dimensional environment. I'd say it's a bit like a joystick. But instead of moving on either the X- or Y-axis, the Falcon also allows movement along the Z-axis. This is akin to having a joystick that allows you to move up and down while still maintaining the pitch and yaw motion at the same time.

Looks fun, but hopefully the whole gaming industry picks up on it soon or else it might end up a flop by being too ahead of its time. Fortunately to get started, they've brought Quake4 into their arena by proposing an added advantage for gamers who want one-up in the game.

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