Glove for sensing heat and cold in virtual reality apps

Can you imagine burning your fingertips or feeling that ice freezes your hand as you interact in a virtual reality program? The Mexican company Vivoxie has created Power Claw, a pair of gloves with an interface that stimulates the skin and allows the sense of touch in cyber worlds.

Leap Motion software was also implemented to identify the user's hands in different simulations. The development team at Vivoxie created two demos with the Unity platform, used in the creation of video games for consoles or the
web, said Enya Vera, responsible for the area of business intelligence at the company. One of the game demos simulates the interior of a building where the user must perform small tasks, for example, hurling thunderbolts with their hands to destroy a number of targets, opening the doors of an elevator, and shooting fireballs. Users feel their fingers burn or freeze when lifting a piece of ice, explained Vera.