Virtual reality developers may be interested to know that Valve has this week announced their new Knuckle Controllers specifically designed for virtual reality gaming and applications are now available as a development kit and have now moved out of the prototype stage of development. The new development kits are now available but don’t delay as demand is expected to outweigh supply.
“It’s been three months since we shipped Knuckles EV3 prototypes out to developers. As with last time, we’ve seen great engagement and received a bunch of feedback from VR developers around the world. In the meantime the team has continued making improvements and polishing the design – and we’re happy to announce that the Knuckles DV dev-kits are now available. Knuckles DV improves on the EV3 design with improvements to cap sense, trigger feel, and more.”
Improvements made to the Valve Knuckles Controllers for the development kit launch include :
Cap Sense
– Capacitive sensors have been rearranged to accommodate more hand sizes
– Firmware has been updated to take advantage of the new sensors
Trigger
– Trigger spring strength increased
– Trigger click feel improved
Strap
– Increased durability of strap adjustment connector
– Strap adjust feel improved
Firmware
– Fast charging improved
– Fixed pairing bugs
– Improved stability
Other
– Thumbstick feel improved
– Force sensor variation reduced
– LED light leakage minimized
– Improved fit and finish
– Improved reliability