During a recent workshop session at Parsons, I had an opportunity to use a Sensable haptic device to "carve" a virtual cube. You use the haptic pen to interact with the virtual cube and it actually feels like you're touching a solid object. We're also using 3d software to model objects which can be printed on our 3D printers. The wrench (below) was created using 3d modeling software and "printed" as a single object – no assembly required. It's pretty easy to see where we're heading as this technology continues to get cheaper. [gallery]
Audio-Haptic Navigation
The glove vibrates when you "feel" an object in 3d space. You can grab items and move them wherever you want.
Arcade Button: Controller Input
Passing controller data from Arduino to Processing. The arcade button controls the appearance of the white dot on the screen and two potentiometers control movement left and right.