Oculus VR revealed the Oculus Touch just prior to the start of E3 2015, and today, we’re learning some more details regarding what can be possible with the controller. The details come from the updated Oculus Rift Developer Guide.

The Oculus Touch will have touch-sensitive buttons, but not in the way we’ve seen in the past. Instead of giving developers an indication of how much force is used to pull a trigger or push a button, the Oculus Touch will know when the user’s fingers are touching, but not pressing, certain buttons. This can help better immerse players inside of their VR world as they’ll be able to see the position of their fingers, which can help them figure out what button your finger is on during play. Every button on the controller can sense a user’s touch, including the joystick and index finger.

Oculus said hand gestures would be analog when the Oculus Touch, but it appears it has baked in pre-defined gestures with only two currently supported: pointing with the index finger and a thumbs up motion.

The haptic feedback on the Oculus Touch may use a linear actuator instead of the usual ERM motor used in most gamepads for the rumble feeling. Linear actuators are capable of delivering improved haptic feedback events, such as clicking. Oculus recommends developers from extended use of vibration as high levels of it may reduce positional tracking quality. The company recommends devs only turn on vibration for short periods of time.

[Via Road to VR]