Systems and methods for providing a haptic effect associated with a graphical simulation or virtual tag

A method comprising:

• displaying a graphical simulation on a display;
• receiving an input from a stylus manipulated by a user in at least two dimensions to affect the graphical simulation;
• updating the graphical simulation based on the input received from the stylus;
• and
• outputting a haptic effect to the user via an actuator in the stylus.

A system comprising:

• a host computer configured to store at least one virtual tag associated with a physical location of an item or structure;
• and
• a viewer device comprising
• a global positioning system transceiver configured to communicate a location of the viewer device with the host computer,
• an actuator configured to generate a haptic effect when the location of the viewer device is at the physical location of the item or structure, and
• a display configured to display the virtual tag when the location of the viewer device is at the physical location of the item or structure.

A method comprising:

• communicating a location of a viewer device;
• comparing the location of the viewer device and a physical location of an item or structure associated with a virtual tag;
• generating a haptic effect to a user of the viewer device when the location of the viewer device and the physical location of the item or structure are determined by the same location;
• and
• displaying the virtual tag to the user via the viewer device.