Corporate | Immersion - Haptic Technology

June 29, 2015

Developer Spotlight: Concrete Software

Immersion has received much fanfare with the recent launch of TouchSense Engage for mobile games and the unveiling of a new category of games, Games You Can Feel, featuring haptic technology. Our mobile games evangelist, Bob Heubel, recently sat down with Keith Pichelman,…

May 26, 2015

Innovation

Communicating with Aliens – Haptics the Common Language

When Raj from CBS’s The Big Bang Theory was tasked by NASA to come up with a delivery system for a universal message in case one of NASA’s Discovery missions encounter aliens (The Communication Deterioration episode, aired April 16, 2015), he enlists his fellow scientists…

May 18, 2015

Immersive Entertainment

Balancing the Mobile Experience of Movies with Haptics

The shift towards mobile is here. There is no denying that in the past 10 years the viewing habits of the consumer have trended towards consumption via smaller, more mobile devices. This poses a conundrum for directors who aim to craft their stories for a theatrical experience.…

May 11, 2015

Three Trends for 2015: Potential Convergence and Our New Mixed Reality Life

Virtual Reality, Haptics and 3D Printing 2015 is shaping up to be an important year for a few technologies that have been around for a long time. Perhaps even more exciting are the new experiences that we can start to imagine when they converge and hit the mainstream. Virtual reality,…

April 21, 2015

The Next User Platform – Wearables

Pre-orders are in and the Apple Watch will be arriving in consumers’ hands any day now. Although everyone is still making predictions on if, when and how many consumers will adopt Apple Watch, it is safe to say that the wearables revolution is already here. It makes sense…

April 20, 2015

Introducing Games You Can Feel

The world of gaming is changing, Immersion is leading the charge. In collaboration with Google, we’ve launched a new category of mobile games – Games You Can Feel, spotlighted this week in the games section on Google Play. The games feature TouchSense® Engage, Immersion’s…

April 20, 2015

Gaming/VR

The Future of Mobile Gaming — Where Users Come To Get Entertained

Mobile has changed the dynamic of gaming in a dramatic way. Over the last few years, game developers have grown accustomed to mobile as one of the platforms in which they can engage the consumers. The approach for designing a top-tier mobile game still includes the majority of…

April 10, 2015

Gaming/VR

Embracing the Mute Switch

After more than a decade of running an audio production company for games, and evangelizing, promoting, and praising the virtues and importance of music, sound effects, and voice over in game play experiences, I have to admit that the irony behind this blog entry is a bit uncanny.…

April 3, 2015

Gaming/VR

Role of Haptics in Virtual Reality

As anyone can guess, virtual reality was undoubtedly the hot button topic of this year’s GDC. Even though the industry is still in its infancy stage, it is predicted to be a $150B market by 2020. One significant note of difference with years past was there was a new tone and…

February 26, 2015

The story with China: The surge in tactile user experiences

When it comes to China – the competition is hot. Hotter yet is China’s ability to quickly adopt new technology and shake up consumer expectations. Immersion is experiencing this first-hand. There is an urgency from China businesses to be the first to do the next best thing.…