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Added Files: all_about_haptics.pd Log Message: wrote up little intro to haptics
--- NEW FILE: all_about_haptics.pd --- #N canvas 252 88 510 630 10; #X obj 12 316 ff-gain; #X obj 12 360 ff-autocenter; #X obj 12 405 ff-spring; #X obj 12 450 ff-friction; #X obj 13 496 ff-periodic; #X obj 13 542 ff-constant; #X obj 4 4 cnv 15 500 20 empty empty all_about_haptics 20 10 1 18 -233017 -66577 0; #X obj 471 5 pddp; #X obj 12 269 ifeel; #X text 20 41 "Haptic" means relating to the sense of touch. Haptic feedback relates to the sense of touch at the skin level , and the feeling of forces in the muscles and joints. Vibrations stimulate the sense of touch while various forces stimulate the muscles.; #X text 20 118 There are many haptic devices available , from a US$35 Logitech iFeel mouse , to the massive , extremely expensive haptic devices used for remote control surgery. Immersion , Inc. has almost a monopoly on this technology due to a number of patents. These objects all work with Immersion technology , generally known as "TouchSense". ; #X text 21 207 Numerous companies produce haptic game controllers: mice , joysticks , gamepads , steering wheels. These objects work with game controllers.; #X text 17 584 by Hans-Christoph Steiner hans@at.or.at; #X text 293 604 updated for Pd version 0.37.1; #X text 107 266 Control the pulses and vibrations of a TouchSense (aka iFeel) mouse; #X text 110 319 Set the overall gain for all force effects; #X text 110 359 Apply forces to automatically center the controller ; #X text 111 407 Apply a spring force in a specified direction; #X text 111 445 Apply friction to the movement of the controller. Also known as damping.; #X text 111 492 Periodic effects are forces controlled by waveforms of various shape , strength , and frequency; #X text 112 542 Apply a constant force in a specified direction;