Immersion Introduces Wireless Version of CyberGlove

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Immersion Introduces Wireless Version of CyberGlove Wireless freedom and enhanced efficiency for multi-actor productions (August 10, 2004)

Immersion Corporation, a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced a wireless version of its high-accuracy CyberGlove hand motion-capture glove. The new Wireless CyberGlove system will help video game and film animators increase production efficiency. Instead of needing a separate setup for hand-motion capture, the freedom of wireless will allow the recording of hand motion along with full body movement.

"The CyberGlove system sets the standard for high-accuracy hand-motion capture, and now the new Wireless CyberGlove system is the world's first high-accuracy wireless hand motion-capture tool," explains Tim Tight, General Manager of Immersion's Industrial Business Group. "It fills a gap in the market. No other system supplies field-proven high-quality motion capture and wireless freedom. With this combination, productions using multiple actors, in particular, can enjoy reduced time and costs by avoiding separate body and hand motion-capture setups."

The new lightweight, wireless glove takes up to 22 high-accuracy joint-angle measurements. The glove works with all versions of Immersion's VirtualHand software that transforms hand and finger motions into real-time digital joint-angle data that feeds directly into the most popular motion-capture applications. Ergonomic interface electronics comfortably strap onto an actor's forearm or upper arm and use the industry-standard Bluetooth communications protocol to supply a wire-free 30 cubic meter workspace.

About Immersion 3D
Immersion is a leading developer of 3D interaction and force feedback products and technologies that include hardware and software for computer graphics, animation, and interactive techniques. Immersion's cost-effective MicroScribe digitizer allows users to quickly construct detailed computer models by tracing over an object's surface.

About Immersion (www.immersion.com)
Founded in 1993, Immersion Corporation is a recognized leader in developing, licensing, and marketing digital touch technology and products. Bringing value to markets where man-machine interaction needs to be made more compelling, safer, or productive, Immersion helps its partners broaden market reach by making the use of touch feedback as critical a user experience as sight and sound. Immersion's technology is deployed across personal computing, entertainment, medical training, automotive, and 3D simulation markets. Immersion and its wholly-owned subsidiaries hold more than 230 issued patents worldwide.

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