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| − | {{sub-stub}}The '''Interactor''' is a wearable [[Sega Mega Drive]] (and Super Nintendo) accessory released by Aura Systems in 1994. It was advertised as being a virtual reality device, in which the player would be able to "feel" actions in games (e.g. if punched, the player would be given a physical bump), a form of haptic feedback. | + | {{sub-stub}}The '''Interactor''' is a wearable [[Sega Mega Drive]] (and [[Super Nintendo]]) accessory released by Aura Systems in 1994. It was advertised as being a virtual reality device, in which the player would be able to "feel" actions in games (e.g. if punched, the player would be given a physical bump), a form of haptic feedback. |
In reality the Interactor is a glorified set of stereo speakers, compatible with any device with a standard headphone output (though specific cables were offered for easier use with the two aforementioned consoles). It uses sound to create pulses near the user's chest or back - it has no way of discerning what happens on screen. | In reality the Interactor is a glorified set of stereo speakers, compatible with any device with a standard headphone output (though specific cables were offered for easier use with the two aforementioned consoles). It uses sound to create pulses near the user's chest or back - it has no way of discerning what happens on screen. | ||
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| + | ==Magazine articles== | ||
| + | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}} | ||
==Promotional material== | ==Promotional material== | ||
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| + | |Freak 30 IL Bouncers.jpg|Print advert in Freak (IL) #30 (1995-xx-xx) | ||
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| + | |Freak 31 IL Interactor advert.jpg|Print advert in Freak (IL) #31 (1995-xx-xx) | ||
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| console=Mega Drive | | console=Mega Drive | ||
| region=UK | | region=UK | ||
| front=Interactor MD UK Box Front.jpg | | front=Interactor MD UK Box Front.jpg | ||
| back=Interactor MD UK Box Back.jpg | | back=Interactor MD UK Box Back.jpg | ||
| + | | manual=Interactor MD UK Manual.pdf | ||
| + | | item1=Interactor MD UK Quick Start.pdf | ||
| + | | item1name=Quick Start Guide | ||
| + | | item2=Interactor_MD_UK_Sony_Playstation_Addendum.pdf | ||
| + | | item2name=Addendum, Sony Playstation Instructions | ||
| + | | item3=Interactor_MD_UK_Warning.pdf | ||
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| Distributor: Multi Styk (Poland)[1], Mexitrade Internacional (Mexico)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Interactor is a wearable Sega Mega Drive (and Super Nintendo) accessory released by Aura Systems in 1994. It was advertised as being a virtual reality device, in which the player would be able to "feel" actions in games (e.g. if punched, the player would be given a physical bump), a form of haptic feedback.
In reality the Interactor is a glorified set of stereo speakers, compatible with any device with a standard headphone output (though specific cables were offered for easier use with the two aforementioned consoles). It uses sound to create pulses near the user's chest or back - it has no way of discerning what happens on screen.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Interactor/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
Print advert in EGM² (US) #1: "July 1994" (1994-07-19)
Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #62: "September 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
Print advert in Game Players (US) #0710: "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
Print advert in EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
Print advert in GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[9]
Print advert in GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)
Print advert in Freak (IL) #30 (1995-xx-xx)
Print advert in Freak (IL) #31 (1995-xx-xx)
Print advert in Game Players (US) #0811: "Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1995" (1995-1x-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)[10]
Print advert in Hyper (AU) #87: "January 2001" (2000-11-22)
Physical scans
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| Mega Drive, UK |
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 Manual  Quick Start Guide  Addendum, Sony Playstation Instructions  Warning |
| Mega Drive, FR/DE/ES |
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References
- ↑ Gry Komputerowe 6/1995 page 8
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/RevistaVideoTipsAo02N11/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater
- ↑ EGM², "July 1994" (US; 1994-07-19), page 45
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 90
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Computer & Video Games, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-11), page 9
- ↑ Gry Komputerowe 6/1995 page 8
- ↑ EGM², "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 41
- ↑ Hyper, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 99
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 386
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 248