Haptic & Audio Games
Experience games that engage your senses beyond sight. Feel vibrations and hear frequencies in these unique sensory experiences.
About Haptic & Audio Games
Haptic and audio games engage senses that traditional games often overlook. The Vibration API allows games to provide tactile feedback, creating a physical connection between your actions and the game's response. Meanwhile, the Web Audio API enables precise control over sound generation, from simple beeps to complex frequency tests.
The human sense of touch and hearing are incredibly fast and sensitive. Haptic feedback can trigger reflexive responses faster than visual cues, while our ability to perceive different sound frequencies decreases predictably with age. These games exploit these physiological characteristics for unique gameplay experiences.
Whether you're testing your reaction time to vibration patterns or discovering which frequencies you can still hear, these games provide insights into your own sensory capabilities while delivering engaging gameplay.
Available Games (2)
Tips for Haptic & Audio Games
- Enable vibration - Make sure your phone's vibration is enabled in settings. Some phones have a separate setting for haptic feedback.
- Use headphones for audio tests - Earbuds or headphones provide better frequency reproduction than phone speakers.
- Find a quiet environment - For audio frequency tests, ambient noise can interfere with your ability to hear subtle tones.
- Set appropriate volume - Audio tests work best at moderate volume. Too loud can be harmful; too quiet may cause false negatives.
- Hold your phone loosely - For haptic games, a loose grip allows you to feel vibrations more distinctly than a tight grip.
Technical Information
Vibration API
The Vibration API provides programmatic access to your device's vibration motor. It supports single vibrations of specified duration or complex patterns with alternating vibration and pause intervals. Note that this API may not work on all devices, particularly iOS Safari.
Web Audio API
The Web Audio API is a powerful system for controlling audio on the web. It allows generation of pure sine wave tones at any frequency, making it ideal for hearing tests. The API supports precise timing and volume control for accurate testing.