Sony Files Patent For Temperature Feedback Move Controller

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Video game developers are always looking for new ways to give players a more immersive experience. But with several motion-controlled systems widely available and a viable virtual reality headset in the works, what else could be done to make games seem more realistic? Sony may have an unexpected answer with a recent patent that describes a controller that changes temperature between hot and cold (http://www.gizmag.com/sony-controller-temperature-feedback/24599/) to match in-game actions. With the controller giving 'temperature feedback,' the idea is that players would be able to more closely feel what their character feels, from getting hit with a fireball to traveling through a blizzard."

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/10/17/1418222/sony-files-patent-for-temperature-feedback-move-controller