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February 16, 2021

Immersion’s Challenge Week – Fall 2020 Winners

By Manuel Cruz, VP of Research and UX Immersion has a tradition of bringing our scientists, engineers, business-minded, and creative thinking heads together to participate in an all-out innovation competition twice a year. During Challenge Week, participants work with…
November 23, 2020

It’s a good time to be a Haptician!

By Manu Sainsily, Sr. UI/UX Designer Specialized in XR <br/Of the five main senses, touch is the most proficient – ‘it’s the only one capable of simultaneous input and output – which means that it is the best sense for communication. One of my colleagues at Immersion,…
November 10, 2020

What are Haptics?

By Felipe Almedia, Sr. UX Researcher
Haptics is traditionally used to describe tactile feedback (i.e., sensations originated solely in the skin) that are provided by consumer devices and electronics to mimic the sense of touch.  The word haptics in itself is derived…