5th Glove

hardware, virtual reality A data glove and flexor strip

kit (5th Glove DFK) sold by Fifth Dimension Technologies for

$495 ($345 for the left-handed version, $45 for each extra

flexor strip). The DFK provides a data glove, a flexon strip

(with an elbow or knee-joint sensor), an interface card,

cables, and KineMusica software. The package uses flexible

optical-bending sensing to track hand and arm movement. The

glove can be used with 5DT's ultrasonic tracking system, the

5DT Head and Hand tracker ($245), which can track movement

from up to two metres away from the unit's transmitter.

(1998-02-06)