Development of wearable force display (HapticGEAR) for immersive projection displays

We describe the design and the implementation of a force display for immersive projection displays. To give the user maximum freedom of motion in a large working space, it is necessary to use a portable force display that is grounded on the user´s body. Therefore, we developed a portable (wearable) force display called HapticGEAR which makes use of the tension of wires grounded on the user´s back. This device is designed to reduce user´s fatigue and to have fewer influence on the user´s motion and sight