Somebody should make a glove that replaces computer mouse
Mouse and keyboard, joysticks, console controllers, and even Wii remotes have existed for decades. There have been very little advancements in input options since then. Most of the new stuff is either for VR or for disabled people. There isn’t anything new that’s actually practical for the regular consumer.
It would essentially control the cursor/crosshair so you can move stuff around on your screen or aim the camera in a video game.
I’m sure there are haptic gloves out there for VR purposes but I wonder if anyone has made something that completely replace a mouse yet isn’t just a VR thing. It should be able to plug in like normal without any extra steps.
You would control different functions by moving your fingers in different ways. Like waving your thumb finger could be left click, waving your pinkie could be right click. Maybe for shooting games, curling your index finger as if you were pulling a gun trigger would be the shoot function. You could use two fingers at once (index and middle finger) to hold and drag stuff. Maybe on web browsers and whatnot, waving your middle finger could be “back”, and waving your ring finger is “forward.”
I know that there are gloves that translate sign language into text, so the technology is 100% possible. I just don’t know if anyone’s made it specifically for normal, able-bodied computer uses.