Valve Adds Support for Three-dimensional Novint Falcon Controller
After announcing an agreement nearly one year ago today, Valve has updated its Orange Box games--Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2, and Portal--to support Novint's Falcon three-dimensional controller. Left 4 Dead, Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat will also soon receive similar updates.
The $150 Novint Falcon (shown left with optional pistol grip) was released in 2006. The three-dimensional "haptic" device is operated by a small spherical grip connected to three robotic arms.
The device's motors react to in-game events, with the end result being an elaborate force-feedback system. Damage jostles the grip accordingly, while weapons have different weights and produce varying amounts of kick-back.
Check out a short demonstration of the device below:
"Tomnovint, I for one would like to see video of a pro player using the falcon to play tf2 or anot..."102 Comments
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