University of Utah professor invents new video game controller

Source: sltrib.com Posted By: Billy T...4643 days ago

University of Utah mechanical engineering professor William Provancher would play video games to relax and take his mind off of work. Instead, all of that thumb-twitching game playing gave him a potentially multimillion-dollar idea.

The associate professor and three of his engineering students have devised a video game controller that not only rumbles when you play, but also has thumb-sized joysticks that stretch, push and pull your thumbs to simulate force feedback. With it, you can feel the....

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