Now you can touch CGI objects

a new research project called the H.VR Editor allows you to "touch" and interact with CGI objects. Objects respond according to a pre-programmed graph of hardness values, and the system is capable of simulating texture and events like button presses.

No more building mockups – just put the right values in the program and off you go.

Imagine trying out the feel of a keyboard on your new phone without the phone ever being build or the feel of your new carpet at home without the carpet being manufactured first.

sounds pretty interesting to me – wouldn’t mind having a go at it.