Force-feedback for smartphones tilts game-playing field (w/ video)
Monday, February 4, 2013 - 05:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(Medical Xpress)—A team from the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany is doing work in force-feedback technology targeted for mobile devices such as smartphones. Their work is an easy fit into the lives of smartphone gamers. No motors here. Their work is presenting a new day for gamers, in that there are no motors, no roadblocks to miniaturization as add ons for smartphones or other mobile devices, and no risk of draining a battery quickly as their device uses less power than vibrating motors.