Dr. Thamer Al -Rugaib
Virtual Reality
ARE 510
Input Devices and other Sensual Technologies
A variety of input devices like data gloves, joysticks, and hand-held wands allow the user to navigate through a virtual environment and to interact with virtual objects. Directional sound, tactile and force feedback devices, voice recognition and other technologies are being employed to enrich the immersive experience and to create more "sensualized" interfaces