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Virtual Dictionary
Virtual Hand Virtual hand is an interface term intended to describe a one to one direct map between a physical hand and a virtual interface. Virtual Hand was first utilised in CAVElib based VR. Below, we offer a selection of links from our resource databases which may match this term.
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Results by page [1] (14/07/2004)
University at Buffalo's Virtual Reality lab have developed a virtual clay sculpting system to enable users to sculpt a block of clay, or anything else malliable. The resulting product is stored in VR, and can be produced using CAM manufact...
(28/07/2007)
A highly functional bionic hand which was invented by a Scottish NHS worker has gone on the market. It was invented by David Gow and was designed and built by Touch Bionics, which is based in Livingston. Mr Gow, who is the di...
(03/07/2010)
Researchers in Japan are developing a new touch screen system, the HIRO III, that incorporates a robot hand that could offer a new way of simulating the touching of virtual objects and receiving feedback from them. Scientists...
(02/08/2005)
Novel VR interfaces are nothing new, and a few pop up every year. This one, created by students from Carnegie Mellon University is no different, except that it is designed to turn you into Mario from the Nintendo platform games ? and works ...
(06/04/2009)
Hand transplants are eventually "accepted" by the brain, a study shows, raising the prospect of full movement being recovered. Surprisingly, it seems that in right-handed people, the left hand is accepted sooner. The motor ...
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