AxonVR’s haptic box made a tiny deer dance on the palm of my hand

Sight and sound are a given in virtual reality, but other senses are still getting left out of the loop, including touch. Most VR “touch” is a gentle rumble from a controller, standing in for every possible tactile sensation. But at the Game Developers Conference, a company called AxonVR is showing off a haptic system that’s frankly pretty awesome — even if it reminds me a bit of the pain box from Dune.
The box below is part of what AxonVR calls the HaptX platform, which