Lending a helping hand in the virtual world

BeBop’s basic configuration provides high speed sensor processing as well as a six or nine DoF (Degrees of Freedom) IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), which measures acceleration and angular rate. Fast, deterministic sensing provides sub-frame latency at 120Hz for real-time control of games and environments. The gloves are designed by award winning musical instrument creator and BeBop Sensors CEO, Keith McMillen, who said: “All controllers need to be accurate and fast. If latency is more than six to eight milliseconds, you are out of the band.”

Mezzanine boards can be added to the printed circuit board assembly stack to add functionality, such as translation and haptic electronics. Haptics built into the fingertips provide a four octave range for complex stimuli that can convey surface quality and object contact. These non-resonant haptic actuators help close the loop of interaction between humans and virtual devices with contact and continuous surface sounds that drive the actuators, communicating a more realistic touch experience. A haptic audio creation kit is available, enabling content creators to customise and add to the haptic library.

The Marcel Modular Data Gloves are a solution for VR/AR and gaming environments, and key features include:

• Modular: Marcel is a modular data glove solution.
• Accurate & Fast: 120 Hz sub-frame latency for real-time interaction.
• Haptic Technology: contact and continuous surface audio drives haptic actuators.