Novint Falcon Introduction - Novint Falcom User Manual

N O V I N T F A L C O N I N T R O D U C T I O N
Our sense of touch connects us to the world around us and is an integral part of
how we experience things, both physically and emotionally. In the past, games
have incorporated increasingly sophisticated graphics and sound design, but
none have added realistic touch, until now.
The award-winning Novint Falcon makes virtual items and experiences feel
real. Feel powerful touch feedback, textures, weight, and shapes when you play
our Novint enabled PC games. Hold the Falcon's interchangeable Grip and feel
a character's actions instead of controlling a game through mouse-clicks and
button-presses. Feel the weight of a basketball as you shoot it towards a hoop
-- the momentum and impact as you swing a virtual golf club and strike a ball
-- the recoil of a weapon – or the physical characteristics of virtual objects and
environments.
In the same way the introduction of sound changed motion pictures, or graphics
made the Internet what it is today, Novint's technology transforms the user
experience by adding realistic interactive 3D touch to computing. While the
concept of interactive touch in computing is as
unimaginable to most people as the idea of television was in the age of radio, we
envision a not-too-distant future when it is as commonplace and ubiquitous as a
mobile phone or a computer mouse.
Novint is pioneering a new category of 3D touch products and we hope you enjoy
your experience with the Novint Falcon by Novint Technologies, Inc. Thank you
for taking this leap forward with us.
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