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Japanese Researchers Help VR Dream Match Baseball Users Feel A Fastball On Impact

VR Dream Match Baseball in its latest version enables those who experience what a 100 mph fastball feels like on impact.

Up to 15 different types of pitches including something as detailed as the split-fingered fastball are recreated in this expereince from production company AOI PRO. And when wearing a headset along with a mitt or holding a controller, the user is going to experience what the impact feels like.

“In order to create a more effective experience, the ‘Impact-equipped Mitt and Bat’ has been developed, which raises the touch-feedback in the mitt and bat from ‘vibration’ to ‘impact,'” according to AOI Pro, which plans to use the mitt and bat at exhibitions.