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You knew the Novint Falcon 3D haptic joystick was finally shipping, but now we've got confirmation from customer number one, Tristan George. Tristan says he's played the Half Life 2 mod with the Falcon and "it's amazing, very fun to play."
If you don't remember, the Falcon is a 3D joystick that actually lets you "feel" textures and surfaces by moving the ball around. We've been hearing about it for years now (I tried it at the last E3), but it's good to know that this thing is definitely solid and shipping, and not vapor. We never doubted ya, Novint.
Thanks Tristan!
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Oh man, I played with this thing at the GDC for at least an hour. It's really an amazing piece of technology. If I had the money I would totally buy one.
If I had the money, I'd buy one too. What does the dog attachment do?
Man, I am such a sucker for newfangled controllers and this one has been at the top of my list for a long time.
I'd love to try one.
Something like this would be cool for...
Well, the list of things it WOULDN'T be cool for would be shorter actually.
Nobody thinks it's downright weird?
I have unit 122. And I found out that it doesn't have Vista x64 drivers. So I have a $200 paperweight. Customer service has been great though and I get to be the first return!! JOY!
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