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Posted 30 April 2010 - 08:45 PM

Created by grad student Saurabh Palan and some fellow engineers, the TGV allows players of shooters like "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" to feel the sensation of being shot whenever they are blasted in-game. As if we needed more incentive to camp like bizketman101.



Palan's venture is based in haptics -- feedback technology that engages the user's sense of touch. In order to test the hardware in an actual game, Palan and company chose fan favorite PC shooter "Half Life 2." Bespectacled MIT graduate-turned-alien-killing-hero Gordon Freeman would be proud.

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