Data-Driven Haptic Feedback in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is a first-person, action-adventure game with a big focus on immersion in the lush world of Pandora. Thanks to the capabilities of the DualSense controller, we were able to enhance the game with audio-based high-definition haptic effects. But with the advent of new technology the legacy hardware did not go away, and our goal was to provide a rich tactile experience across all platforms the game has been released on. With that in mind, we ended up creating a custom, data-driven solution that allowed us to create and implement hundreds of haptic effects for both new and legacy haptic devices.