hapticity » ButtKicker http://hapticity.net postcards from the mirror's edge. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:24:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Vibration @ CES: The ButtKicker http://hapticity.net/2008/01/10/vibration-ces-the-buttkicker/ http://hapticity.net/2008/01/10/vibration-ces-the-buttkicker/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:36:58 +0000 David Birnbaum http://tactilicio.us/2008/01/10/vibration-ces-the-buttkicker/ A company called Guitammer has just released a product called the ButtKicker Gamer at CES. Vibrating gaming chairs are nothing new, but this is a $150 peripheral that can be attached to your existing computer chair, which seems a lot more convenient and portable. What I found really interesting was that on its website the company also offers a version called the “ButtKicker Concert” (lol), specifically designed for musical performance. Their website boasts that the device has excellent “musical accuracy”, complete with testimony from a drummer who said that he is able to feel the timing of his ghost notes.

The ButtKicker seems to be an instrument-independent vibrotactile feedback augmentation device for musical performance self-monitoring. And that’s kinda cool!

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