IMMERSION CORPORATION 2002 Annual Report
automotive medical consumer electronics 3D IMMERSION CORPORATION 2002 Annual Report ® We’ve Got The TouchTM Immersion develops, licenses and markets haptic technologies that bring the sense of touch to the digital world. We help to create levels of realism that allow training environments, digital controls and computer games to be more engaging, intuitive and entertaining. We work with the world's leading companies in the fields of: Medical Immersion Medical is a leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing simulators that recreate realistic medical procedures to more effectively train medical practitioners. Using advanced 3D computer graphics, high-fidelity sound and state-of-the-art touch feedback, these medical simulations raise training standards to help enable safer medical practices. Automotive Multi-functional controls with Immersion’s technology not only reduce driver distractions, but improve the interaction between driver and vehicle. Our technology also minimizes clutter on the instrument panel, center console and steering column. Consumer Electronics Immersion's TouchSense® technology, a complete hardware and software system that touch-enables electronic products, is licensed to leading manufactures of joysticks, steering wheels, game pads, trackballs, mice, and games to enhance the user's computing or gaming experience by engaging their sense of touch. 3D Immersion is changing how products are designed and developed with real-time 3D digitizing and interaction. MicroScribeTM systems capture the physical properties of three-dimensional objects and accurately translates them into complete digital 3D models. Interaction technologies allow a user to "reach in" and physically interact with simulated computer content. We’ve Got The TouchTM. During 2002 we increased both the awareness of the beneÑts of our haptic technology Ì the science of touch Ì and its rate of adoption.
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