Haptic perception: the next generation in immersive experience

Haptic perception - the human ability to experience and interpret our surrounding environment based on touch and feel. From vibrating touchscreens to virtual reality, haptics excite our skin receptors, creating representations of an environment that our brain can understand.

This technology is ubiquitous in modern day applications, whether we are aware of it or not. The buzz of your phone keypad, an oscillating gaming chair, a 4D cinema that shakes powerfully underfoot; all these sensations embellish our user experience, adding a new and exciting sensory layer.

Illuminarium Experiences , the breakthrough global entertainment company has been creating the next generation in immersive environments. Starting with an 8,000 square-foot entertainment complex on the Atlanta BeltLine, the company debuted WILD – A Safari Experience, highlighting the beauty and splendour of Africa’s most exotic animals in their natural habitats by activating all your senses, realised through 4K laser projections, 3D audio, in-floor vibration and even scent!

Mover, Powersoft’s revolutionary transducer, plays a pivotal role in conjuring the feel of these unique cinematic experiences. Deployed in its Inertial Drive version, the transducer can be mounted directly on surfaces and underneath floors. The ultra-low frequency reproduction and unmatched efficiency of Mover excites the surface and extends the low frequency experience.

Following on from the celebration of fauna, Illuminarium Experiences opened its second venue, AREA15 in Las Vegas with a new installation: SPACE: An Experience Beyond Earth. This out-of-this-world journey takes you across the galaxy where you can fly through a technicolour nebula, see Saturn’s rings up close and weave through an asteroid belt.

Hundreds of Powersoft’s Mover have been deployed throughout both venues, within haptic Infrasound flooring. The transducer creates realistic sensations to mimic the ground-shaking feel of an elephant’s stomp or the low-end rumble of a lion's roar.

Powersoft understands that haptic perception is no buzzword but presents endless opportunities for content creators and makers who want to push the boundaries of immersive experiences into the future, through museums, exhibitions, cinemas, simulations and beyond.