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StyM
02-22-2017, 06:53 AM
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/immersion-touchsense-force-haptic-technology,33689.html


Be prepared to feel the digital world like never before. Immersion's TouchSense Force brings the company's TouchSense haptic feedback technology for mobile devices to the PC, VR, and console gaming markets.
TouchSense is Immersion?s haptic feedback technology for smartphone and tablet devices with touch screens. TouchSense technology takes advantage of the vibration hardware baked into your smart device to help trick you into thinking a digital button feels like a physical button. Immersion is now spreading TouchSense technology into other platforms and use cases.


If you?ve been gaming since the '90s, you?ve probably heard of Immersion before--even if you don?t remember the name. Immersion has a long history in the video game industry. The company planted its roots in 1993 when it started making technology for PC game peripherals such as racing wheels and flight simulator joysticks. In the early days, the company?s logo was regularly featured on the packages of the products that featured its technology. Anymore, the company plays more of a background role providing technology to other companies. Immersion has been servicing the mobile gaming and app industry with TouchSense haptic technology, but the company recently set its sights back on the console market and the burgeoning VR industry.