Falcon Joystick
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List Price: $165.99
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Manufacturer: Novint Technologies
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Brand: Novint Technologies
Compatibility: PC USB
EAN: 0810400010017
Label: Novint Technologies
Manufacturer: Novint Technologies
Model: NF1-L01-004
Platform: Windows
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Features
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3D Touch Workspace - 4 x 4 x 4
Force Capabilities - > 2 lbs
Position Resolution - 400 dpi
Package includes - Novint Falcon Game Controller, Standard Novint Falcon Grip, USB cable, Newton's Monkey Business Game Pack, Feelin' It - Sports Pack Game Pack, Installation CD, Power Supply, Novint Falcon User Manual, Novint Games Manual
Minimum System Requirements - 1.0 GHz Processor,OS - Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Graphic card - 128Mb 3D hardware accelerated graphics card, DirectX Version - DirectX 9.0c, Hard Drive - 1.5 GB free disk space, Memory - 512 MB RAM, Other - DVD-ROM Drive (CDs available upon request), USB 2.0 connection
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Novint Falcon is an entirely new type of game controller. Replacing your mouse or joystick, the Falcon is, essentially, a small robot that lets you experience true virtual touch unlike any controller in history. The Novint Falcon lets you control a game in three dimensions, and also lets you feel high-fidelity three-dimensional force feedback. The Falcon controller moves right and left, forwards and backwards, like a mouse, but also moves up and down. When you hold the Falcon's detachable Grip and move your cursor to interact with a virtual object, environment, or character, motors in the device turn on and are updated approximately 1000 times a second, letting you feel texture, shape, weight, dimension, and dynamics. The Falcon lets you control and interact with games in a more realistic way, allowing you to develop real physical skill and muscle memory, adding a new dimension to gaming. The award-winning Novint Falcon makes virtual items and experiences feel real. Feel the weight of a basketball as you shoot it towards a hoop -- the momentum and impact as you swing a virtual golf club and strike a ball -- the recoil of a weapon - or the physical characteristics of virtual objects and environments. Unit Size - 9 x 9 x 9 Weight - 6 lbs
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User Comments about the Falcon Joystick
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The Falcon can not be explained in words, you need to try it to believe it. Novint offers a 30 day money back guarantee, so you have nothing to loose: Go ahead and buy your Falcon today, you will not regret it.Also check out their homepage www.novint.com, look at the videos and the media coverage, very impressive. Once you played a game with the Falcon you will never go back, it would be like going back to black and white TV or silent movies. The experience is absolutely amazing and mind-blowing. All of the sudden every game becomes 10 times better because instead of pushing buttons and watching the action you become part of the action and can feel everything that is going on. And don't forget, make yourself happy and buy a Falcon.
And it is so intuitive, I was up to speed in a just few minutes.It also has a high quality and is very rugged.This thing is the best innovation for games since the mouse has been invented.The only thing: You will need a little more space on your desk. I have played with Falcon today and it is a true paradigm shift for any game. hey, but what's that for a whole new world.Many big games have already been adapted to the Falcon and more are scheduled to come shortly. Whether you walk, drive, climb, shoot, catch or carry something the feeling is just amazing. The feedback is so real, it is absolutely mind-blowing. the game is becoming much more real.I tried it with several genres and I am sure, once you try it, you won't want to live without it. It is an absolute MUST HAVE.Today I have heard that in addition to the newly released gun, a Falcon steering wheel is also in the works.
It can be used for all sorts of games, but I normally use it for FPS. I'm a big fan of arcade shooters with a lot of recoil (operation wolf, LA machineguns, etc) The added recoil really adds immersion. Which is good that most of the upcoming haptic supported games will be shooters. You could call it a force feedback device, but that doesn't really do it justice. The falcon is a great way to add that immersion to PC games. It's definitely, as the maker says, a haptic device: able to generate several pounds of force. This is a great peripheral and a ton of fun to play.
In general this is truly an amazing product and even goofing around with the included cd worth of "games", and such, illustrates its potential.That said, the fact that currently its not well supported in the game market, plus the fact that it is rather bulky are a couple of downsides. I would recommend the product though because there have been announcements by gaming companies of future support.
The company making this clearly believes in what they are doing and offer some of the best customer support you can find anywhere. This is a very new product, but it is built very well and offers an experience that no other device can offer (not even the wii). While some of the software doesn't really use its full potential, there are titles out now that begin to showcase what this can do and I bet that even better software will be coming shortly. The more people that get this the more support it will get and it deserves it, so what are you waiting for.
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