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The year is 1997, and it’s around Christmas. You open your gifts to find a new accessory for your Nintendo 64. It’s called a Rumble Pak, a removable device that plugs into the back of your controller. Once plugged in, you start playing games. The Rumble Pak starts to vibrate whenever something epic happens on your TV screen. You have just experienced what is known as haptics. Haptics, known by a wide variety of nicknames such as 3D touch, is a set of technologies that simulate the experience of touch and motion. These days, you most likely experience haptics on your smartphone. Here is everything you need to know about haptics.
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