Physical Interaction With Online Poker on the Horizon

When poker took to the internet, there were many critics. Players would not be able to read one another, and there would be none of the social dynamic that makes poker one of the most popular card games on the planet. As poker skyrocketed in popularity, those critics were silenced, and many online companies continued to improve the interaction between man and machine to improve the online poker experience. One recently published U.S. Patent and Trademark Office application proposes using sophisticated RFID technologies to deliver tactile sensations of poker cards via broadband to online poker players. Considering the excitement revolving around the online poker rooms using webcam technology, the need to interact with fellow players is strong, and this new technology may have a place in the poker room of the future.