data glove

hardware, virtual reality An input device for virtualreality in the form of a glove which measures the movements

of the wearer's fingers and transmits them to the computer.

Sophisticated data gloves also measure movement of the wrist

and elbow. A data glove may also contain control buttons or

act as an output device, e.g. vibrating under control of the

computer. The user usually sees a virtual image of the

data glove and can point or grip and push objects.

Examples are Fifth Dimension Technologies (5DT)'s 5thGlove, and Virtual Technologies' CyberGlove. A cheaper

alternative is InWorld VR's CyberWand.

["Full freedom plus input", PC Magazine, Mar 14 1995,

pp. 168-190].

[Inventor?]

(1995-04-04)