impacto: a wearable that simulates physical impact in VR

Impacto is a research project by Pedro Lopes, Alexandra Ion and Patrick Baudisch at the Hasso Plattner Institute. Special thanks to Sijing You. Learn more about the work: // Abstract Impacto is a device designed to render the haptic sensation of hitting and being hit in virtual reality. The key idea that allows the small and light impacto device to simulate a strong hit is that it decomposes the stimulus: it renders the tactile aspect of being hit by tap