Quantum3D and Immersion Collaborate on Force Feedback Solution

Quantum3D and Immersion Collaborate on Force Feedback Solution puts another piece of PC gear into the September hardware pile, and 1999 is not exactly short on that right now.

Quantum3D announced that they have entered into a contract with Immersion Corporation that makes Quantum3D an authorized reseller of Immersion’s force feedback technology to the Out-of-Home Entertainment (OHE) market. Quantum3D’s Quicksilver II and Graphite systems, designed from the ground up to meet the needs of the OHE industry, now also offer coin-op manufacturers the first integrated, turnkey solution for adding force feedback to any PC-based coin-op game. Force feedback, also known as haptic feedback or force reflection, refers to technologies that allow computers to convey realistic physical sensations to users via hardware such as.

The hardware race is getting mean, and the upside is simple: gamers keep getting faster, stranger toys to bolt into their rigs.