We recently ran something on Microsoft's video-heavy On10 service and their GDC appearance, and I spotted that they're still posting neat tech videos from the conf, particularly this one featuring the Novint Falcon.

As the blurb explains of the haptic controller: "The award-winning Novint Falcon is the first controller that makes high-fidelity interactive three dimensional touch possible and practical for consumer computing applications. Being introduced initially as a PC game controller, the Falcon is, in essence, a small robot which lets users feel weight, shape, texture, dimension, dynamics and force effects when playing enabled games."

Blogger/video-er Tina Wood notes: "It's a bit of learning curve for shooting and such but I give you a demo of it while playing through a little known game titled Half Life 2." I've heard of that! Also recently posted - a video of Crytek's CryEngine 2, a look at the GDC XNA Challenge, and, uhh, an interview with Frank Black about his Ghost Recon soundtrack contributions. Odd!