Tactile wearable gaming device

A tactile wearable device comprising:

• a garment comprising a vest having a front panel configured to overlie a user's chest including a first plurality of pneumatic bladders for delivering a modulated force to the user wearing the garment and a back panel configured to overlie the user's back and including a second plurality of pneumatic bladders for delivering a modulated force to the user, wherein the first and second plurality of pneumatic bladders are each oriented and secured to the garment with a housing having an aperture through which the pneumatic bladder extends;
• a plurality of air lines that connect the first and second plurality of pneumatic bladders with a source of pressurized air;
• a control valve assembly comprising a plurality of valves that selectively control air flow from the source of pressurized air to the first and second plurality of pneumatic bladders;
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• a controller operatively coupled with the control valve assembly to control generation of the modulated force according to a modulated control signal, wherein the controller controls the rate of pressurization of the pneumatic bladders by modulating the timing and duration of opening the plurality of valves.

A system for delivering tactile stimuli, the system comprising:

• a signal generator component for generating a modulated control signal;
• a tactile force software library for providing information to the signal generator component used in generating the modulated control signal;
• a tactile garment comprising a vest having a front panel configured to overlie a user's chest and a back panel configured to overlie the user's back, each panel including a plurality of pneumatic force-generating devices for delivering a modulated force according to the modulated control signal to the user wearing the tactile garment, and wherein each of the pneumatic force-generating devices is oriented and secured to the tactile garment with a housing having an aperture through which the pneumatic force-generating device extends;
• a power distribution network operatively coupled with the pneumatic force-generating devices for providing power to the pneumatic force-generating devices;
• a controller operatively coupled with the pneumatic force-generating devices to control generation of the modulated force by the pneumatic force-generating devices according to a modulated control signal by controlling the rate of pressurization of the pneumatic force-generating devices by modulating the timing and duration of opening a plurality of valves;
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• a power-switching component comprising the plurality of valves and operatively coupled with the power distribution network, the controller, and the pneumatic force-generating devices to control the flow of power to the pneumatic force-generating devices.