T(ether) is a spacially-aware visualization and 3d-manipulation system designed by the Tangible Media Group at MIT’s Media Lab. A bit difficult to explain in text, so check the video:
What I think would be really cool to add to this would to have the glove have internal resistance mechanisms, so that you can actually ‘feel’ the size of the thing you’re interacting with. Then you could apply pressure to that resistance to mold the object in space…