Find out what virtual reality feels like with this device

 With the gaming world at an all-time high, virtual reality technology has gained tremendous traction over the last few years. But, one thing that’s been lacking is an interface that lets users tactilely experience the virtual world– that is, until now.

H2L, a startup from the University of Tokyo, just unveiled the UnlimitedHand – the world’s first video game controller that lets you to get in touch with VR. 

UnlimitedHand is a haptic sensor that straps around your forearm allowing you to touch, feel, pet, hold, grab, punch, push, pull and manipulate items, characters, and other things in a VR world. Similar to other haptic devices, the user’s gestures are recognized through a 3D motion sensor, a muscle sensor, and vibration motor.

What’s most remarkable about UnlimitedHand is that the device stimulates your muscles right back using multi-channel electronic muscle stimulators (EMS). It’s also less bulky and clumsy than its competitors VR technology products.

Creators of the technology said that it will enable in-VR effects such as, “bodily encounters and occasions of being inflicted with damage within games to be felt in person.” 

With Unity plugins, UnlimitedHand can be incorporated into existing games, and with its open hardware Arduino capability, it’s easily hackable onto any platform.

Available for funding on Kickstarter with a $20,000 goal (which it has well exceeded already at $ $32,707), the price tag for UnlimitedHand is set to be between $188 and $248. Shipment is expected to begin November 2015.

Source: Gizmodo