Wacom’s Intuos3 launches into outer space

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Wacom, the leading manufacturer of pen tablets, interactive pen displays and intuitive interface devices, today announces that the Intuos3 A4 pen tablet is the first to be used in outer space. Astronauts are using the pen tablet in a series of experiments analysing the way they perceive distances and dimensions during their time in the International Space Station (ISS).

Two Wacom Intuos3 A4 tablets are being utilised as part of the neuroscientific research project known as ‘3D Space’. The ‘3D Space’ project aims to examine changes in astronauts’ mental representations of their surrounding environment. “3D Space is designed to test the hypothesis that altered visual perception affects motor control,” explains Eric Lorigny, payload developer at CNES. “The astronaut is asked to reproduce shapes or text on the pen tablet. The pen tablet allows us to record and analyse the reactions both on earth and in space.”

Intuos 3 6×11 is available at an academic discount price of $329.

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