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A '''3D pen''' is a computer input device that is in the shape of a pen and has 6DOF input. It has finer control than a typical VR game controller, simply because of the shape. It is also called a '''3D stylus'''.

A '''3D pen''' is a computer input device that is in the shape of a pen and has 6DOF input. It has finer control than a typical VR game controller, simply because of the shape. It is also called a '''3D stylus'''.

Examples include traditional devices and consumer devices. Examples of consumer devices include the [[Massless Pen]] and the [[Logitech VR Ink]].

3D styluses are either mechanically mounted, like the Touch 3 stylus, or they are tracked using a tracking system like electromagnetic tracking or SteamVR.

 

Examples of consumer devices include the [[Massless Pen]] and the [[Logitech VR Ink]].

 

Polhemus' magnetic tracking systems sometimes have a pen included.

Traditional 3D stylus devices are mechanically connected to a base, and have been used in medicine. An example is in the VBLaST virtual surgery simulator.<ref>VBLaST - virtual surgery simulator. HowTechTV. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWOCF_9WHwA</ref> THe VBLaST uses two input devices based on products by [[SensAble Technologies]].

Traditional 3D stylus devices are mechanically connected to a base, and have been used in medicine. An example is in the VBLaST virtual surgery simulator.<ref>VBLaST - virtual surgery simulator. HowTechTV. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWOCF_9WHwA</ref> THe VBLaST uses two input devices based on products by [[SensAble Technologies]].