A cyberglove is a glove-like input device for virtual reality environments. Various sensor technologies are used to capture physical data such as bending of fingers. Often a motion tracker, such as a magnetic tracking device or inertial tracking device, is attached to capture the global position / rotation data of the glove. A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a type of garment which covers the hand. ... Virtual reality (abbreviated VR) describes an environment that is simulated by a computer. ... A sensor is a technological device or biological organ that detects, or senses, a signal or physical condition. ... Fingers of the human left hand The finger is any of the digits of the hand in humans and other species such as the great apes. ... In physics, magnetism is a phenomenon by which materials exert an attractive or repulsive force on other materials. ... An inertial tracking device uses the laws of inertia to track an object over very short distances. ...
Expensive high-end cybergloves can also provide haptic feedback, which is a simulation of the sense of touch. This allows a cyberglove to also be used as an output device. Haptic means pertaining to the technology of touch. ...
Traditionally cybergloves have only been available at a huge cost, with the finger bend sensors and the tracking device having to be bought separately.
One of the first cybergloves available to home users was the Nintendo Power Glove. This was designed as a gaming glove for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It had a crude tracker and finger bend sensors, plus buttons on the back. Recently a similar attempt at a cheap gaming glove has been made, this time for the PC. It is made by Essential Reality and called the P5 Glove. You can now get one for as little as $10 US due to the fact that they were not selling well. The Power Glove is a controller accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System made by Mattel. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (North America, Europe, and Australia) The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, is an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia. ...
The CyberGlove, is a fully-instrumented glove that provides up to 22 high-accuracy joint measurements.
The CyberGlove is constructed with stretch fabric for comfort and a mesh palm for ventilation.
The CyberGlove has a software programmable switch and LED on the wristband to permit the system software developer to provide the CyberGlove wearer with additional input/output capability.
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