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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is made this 24th day of February 2004
by and between Immersion Medical ("Employer"), a Gaithersburg, MD company with
offices at 55 West Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, and Richard Vogel,
("Employee").

WHEREAS Employer is engaged in the business of medical simulation and
visualization; and,

WHEREAS Employer and Employee mutually desire the employment of Employee;
therefore,

The Parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I - SCOPE

     A. Employee will serve employer as "Senior Vice President-General Manager,
     Immersion Medical". Employee accepts and agrees to such employment and to
     perform all of the duties that may be required by the express and implicit
     terms of this Agreement, to the reasonable satisfaction of Employer.
     Employee will also perform such other and unrelated service and Employer
     may assign duties as to Employee from time to time.

     B. Employee agrees to perform faithfully, industriously, and to the best of
     Employee's ability, experience, and talents to further the growth and
     development of Immersion Medical. Such duties shall be provided at
     Gaithersburg, MD and at such other places(s) as the needs, business or
     opportunities of the Employer may require from time to time.

     C. Employee will have an adequate working knowledge of the services and
     products offered by Immersion Medical.

ARTICLE II - TERM

     This Agreement shall be effective for a minimum period of six (6) months,
     beginning on March 1, 2004, unless and until terminated by one or both
     parties in accordance with ARTICLE X herein.

ARTICLE III - COMPENSATION

     Financial compensation will be provided via A. Base Salary and Incentive B.
     Benefits C. Stock Options D. Relocation E. Termination for Cause F.
     Termination Without Cause

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     A. BASE SALARY AND INCENTIVE
     Your initial base salary will be $200,000 annually, payable in accordance
     with the Company's customary payroll practice. In addition to your base
     salary, the company agrees to compensate you up to an additional 50% of
     your base salary, contingent upon successfully achieving mutually agreeable
     objectives during 2004.

     B. BENEFITS
     As of the date-of-hire, Employee will be eligible for all employee benefits
     offered to full-time employees. Employee will also accrue vacation at a
     rate of 4 weeks per year.

     C. STOCK OPTIONS
     Effective upon board approval, the Company will grant you an option to
     purchase 200,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the
     Company's stock option plan and standard stock option agreement. All
     options will have an exercise price that will be equal to the fair market
     value of the Company's Common Stock at the date of grant. The options will
     become exercisable over a four-year exercise schedule with 25% of the
     shares vesting at the end of your first twelve months of service, and with
     an additional 2.083% vesting per month thereafter, at the close of each
     month during which you remain employed with the Company. All Options, to
     the extent unexercised and exercisable by the Employee on the date on which
     the Employee's employment is terminated without Cause, may be exercised by
     Employee within six (6) months after the Employee's employment is
     terminated but in any event no later than the option expiration date as set
     forth in the Company's Plan.

     D. RELOCATION
     In addition to the above-mentioned salary and benefits, Immersion Medical
     agrees to subsidize your relocation to Maryland in the amount of up to
     $50,000 (subject to appropriate state and federal taxes). A copy of the
     Relocation Policy will be forwarded to you for your review and signature.
     Funds will be released upon Immersion obtaining a signed copy of the
     Relocation Policy and as approved expenses are incurred.

     E. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE:

     If the Company terminates your employment for Cause, as defined below, you
     shall be entitled to no compensation or benefits from the Company other
     than those earned. For purposes of this letter agreement, a termination
     "for Cause" occurs if the Company for any of the following reasons
     terminates your employment: theft, dishonesty, or falsification of any
     employment or Company records; your conviction of a felony or of any
     criminal act which impairs your ability to perform your duties with the
     Company; your improper use or disclosure of the Company's confidential or
     proprietary information; any intentional act by you that has a material
     detrimental effect on the Company's reputation or business; or any material
     breach of the terms of this letter agreement by you, which breach, if
     curable, is not cured within thirty (30) days following written notice of
     such breach from the Company.

     F. TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE
     The termination of Employee's employment by the Company within the
     twenty-four (24) month period beginning on your start date for any reason
     other than

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     (i) for Cause, or (ii) for Employee's death or permanent disability shall
     constitute a "Termination Without Cause." In the event of a Termination
     Without Cause, Employee shall be entitled to the following separation
     benefits provided that Employee executes a general release of all known and
     unknown claims against the Company in a form acceptable to the Company:

     1.   Continued payment of Employee's salary at his final Base Salary rate,
          less applicable withholding, for six (6) months following his
          termination; As of Employee's termination of employment, he will be
          entitled to elect to purchase group health insurance coverage in
          accordance with federal law (COBRA). If Employee timely elects COBRA
          coverage, the Company shall pay the premiums for Employee's COBRA
          coverage for the following six (6) month period. Thereafter, Employee
          may elect to continue COBRA coverage at his own expense.

ARTICLE IV - PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS

     Employee performance appraisals will be given after the first six (6)
     months of employment and every January thereafter. January performance
     appraisals may be accompanied by a salary review beginning January, 2005.

ARTICLE V - REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES

     Immersion Medical will reimburse expenses incurred by Employee in
     fulfilling responsibilities to Immersion Medical in full, so long as the
     company's CEO deems expenses reasonable and necessary.

     1.   Receipt must accompany request for reimbursement.

     2.   The CEO must approve all expenditures entailed for work pursuant to
          this agreement before reimbursement will be made.

ARTICLE VI - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

     All writings, without limitation, including software program codes, graphic
     designs, technical data, and documentation related thereto, produced by the
     Employee in the course of work for Employer, shall be considered works made
     for hire and the property of Employer. Employee hereby assigns and
     transfers to Employer the ownership of copyright on any and all such works,
     whether published or unpublished.

     Employee agrees to immediately disclose to Immersion Medical and to assign
     to Immersion Medical all computer software and displays and inventions; (1)
     made or (2) first reduced to practice during the course of the Employee's
     employment at Immersion Medical, and to grant the right to Immersion
     Medical (entirely at its own expense) any and all patents for those
     inventions, displays and software in any and all countries.

     In order to perfect Immersion Medical's right, title and interest in and to
     said

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     inventions, displays, software, and patents, and to convey to Immersion
     Medical rights under the International Conventions for the Protection of
     Industrial Property and the Patent Cooperation Treaty, Employee will,
     without further compensation:

          1.   Execute and deliver all papers and instruments, and
          2.   Perform such further acts, including giving testimony or
               furnishing evidence in the prosecution or defense of appeals,
               interferences, suits and controversies relating to any aforesaid
               invention as may be deemed necessary by Immersion Medical.

ARTICLE VII -  LIMITATION OF CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY

     A. Employee shall enter no contractual agreement representing Immersion
     Medical without the specific prior approval of the CEO. The CEO must
     approve production Proposals and/or quotes before being presented to the
     Client.

     B. Employee shall not have the right to obligate any funds without the
     prior consent of Employer. If such powers of contractual commitment shall
     be bestowed upon Employee, the limitations of said responsibility shall be
     clearly stated in Employer policy statement or incorporated herein as an
     attachment.

ARTICLE VIII - CONFIDENTIALITY

     Employee agrees not at any time or in any manner, either directly or
     indirectly, to divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner, any
     Immersion Medical proprietary and/or confidential information to any third
     party without the prior written consent of the Employer. Employee will
     protect the information and treat it as strictly confidential. Information
     included in this provision includes but is not limited to:
          A.   Technical Information
          B.   Development time-line information for products or projects under
               development
          C.   Pricing information
          B.   Bidding information
          C.   Subcontractor/vendor information
          D.   Company financial data

ARTICLE IX - NON-COMPETE

     Employee agrees NOT TO COMPETE with Immersion Medical during the period of
     this Agreement and for a period of 12 months upon termination of this
     Agreement, independent of the reason for termination.

     The term NOT COMPETE as used in this Agreement shall mean that Employee
     shall not directly or indirectly, or in any capacity, on his own behalf or
     on behalf of any other organization work for, with, or on behalf of, or be
     employed by any organization that produces similar products and services as
     Immersion Medical. Employee will not undertake or assist in the:
          1.   Solicitation of any customer, account, or actively pursued lead
               of Immersion Medical.
          2.   Solicitation for the employment of current or former employees of
               Immersion Medical without the written consent of the management
               of Immersion Medical.
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          3.   Interfere with the relationships between Immersion Medical and
               its vendors, clients, employees or partners.
          4.   Damage to the reputation and good name of Immersion Medical.

     Employee agrees that any breach of this Agreement by the Employee would
     cause irreparable harm to Immersion Medical for which Immersion Medical
     would have no adequate remedy at law and that, in such event, Immersion
     Medical shall have the right to an injunction, specific performance or
     other equitable relief in addition to any remedies available at law.

ARTICLE X - TERMINATION

     This Agreement may be terminated upon:

          A.   Breach of Agreement by either Employee or Employer.

               Or

          B.   Two weeks (10 business days) notice by either party.

     In the event of termination, Employer shall be liable to pay Employee
     consideration due and owing up to the date of termination.

     Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, Employee shall return to
     Employer all copies of any company data, records, or materials, and
     Employer's confidential and proprietary materials provided to Employee by
     Employer. Employee shall also submit to Employer all copies of work in
     progress, or portions thereof, under the direction of Employer by this
     Agreement.

ARTICLE XI - MODIFICATIONS

     No modification of this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto,
     unless such is in writing and duly signed by the respective parties hereto.

ARTICLE XII - GOVERNING LAW

     This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Maryland. Any
     disputes arising under this Agreement solely between Employer and Employee
     shall be governed by the law of the State of Maryland. However, if the
     issue in dispute is not covered by Maryland law, or if there is a conflict
     between Maryland law and the Federal law, e.g., decision of Federal courts,
     regulations and statutes, the Maryland court shall apply the Federal law.
     Any litigation under this Agreement, if commenced by the Employee, shall be
     brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Maryland.

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ARTICLE XIII - PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY CERTIFICATION

     Employee certified that he has reviewed the Procurement Integrity
     provisions of the OFPP Act as amended (41 U.S.C. 423), and is familiar
     with, and will comply with, the requirements and prohibitions it imposes on
     employees, contractors, and procurement officials. Employee has no
     knowledge of any offer of employment or future business, money, or other
     thing of value made to any procurement official of any federal agency with
     whom this Agreement is likely to require contact.

     Further, Employee has not obtained or solicited from any agency official
     any proprietary or sensitive, source selection information regarding any
     procurement which will also be the subject of this Agreement. Employee will
     immediately report in writing to the President, any information about
     potential violations of the Act.

ARTICLE XIV - BYRD AMENDMENT CERTIFICATIONS DISCLOSURE

     Employee is familiar with the prohibition on the use of appropriated funds
     to influence an officer or employee of any Government agency, member of
     Congress, or an officer or employee of Congress in connection with any
     Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering of any Federal
     contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. Employee agrees to comply
     with any certification or disclosure requirement required on any covered
     Federal action on which Employee participates.

ARTICLE XV - ENTIRE AGREEMENT

     This instrument and attachments contain the entire agreement and
     understanding of the parties hereto. It may not be changed orally, but only
     by agreement in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of
     any waiver, change, modification, extension, or discharge is sought. There
     is no other contemporaneous understanding or agreement, oral or written,
     between the parties on said subject matter.

ARTICLE XVI - START DATE

     It would be my understanding that you would start employment with Immersion
     on or about March 1, 2004. For purposes of this letter, the term "start
     date" shall mean the day on which you commence employment with the Company.

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ARTICLE XVII - EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these articles to be
executed.

IMMERSION MEDICAL                   EMPLOYEE

BY:                                 BY:
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TITLE:                              SOCIAL SECURITY #
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DATE:                               ADDRESS:
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                                 DATE:
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                                  ATTACHMENT 1

INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATE OF PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY

          I hereby certify that I am familiar with and will comply with the
          requirements of subsection 27(a) of the Procurement Integrity section
          of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act Amendments of 1988 (41
          U.S.C. 423) as implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR
          3.104).

          I understand that during the conduct of any Federal agency procurement
          of property or services in which the Employer competed, neither the
          Employer nor any officer, employee, representative, agent or
          consultant may knowingly:

               (1) make, directly or indirectly, any offer or promise of future
               employment or business opportunity to, or engage, directly or
               indirectly, in any discussion of future employment or business
               opportunity with, any procurement official of such agency; or

               (2) offer, give, or promise to offer or give, directly or
               indirectly, any money, gratuity, or other thing of value to any
               procurement official of such agency; or

               (3) solicit or obtain, directly or indirectly, from any officer
               or employee of such agency, prior to the award of a contract any
               proprietary or source selection information regarding such
               procurement.

          On any Federal procurement on which I participate personally and
          substantially, I will immediately report to the President any
          violation or possible violation of such Procurement Integrity
          provision occurring on that procurement.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

                            FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE

I.   PARTIES AND DATE.

     This First Amendment to Lease (the "Amendment") dated March 17, 2004, is by
and between WW&LJ GATEWAYS, LTD., a California limited partnership ("Landlord")
and IMMERSION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Tenant").

II.  RECITALS.

     On January 11, 2000, Landlord and Tenant entered into a lease ("Lease") for
space in a building located at 801 Fox Lane, San Jose, California ("Premises").

     Landlord and Tenant each desire to modify the Lease to extend the Lease
Term, to adjust the Basic Rent, and to make such other modifications as are set
forth in "III. MODIFICATIONS" next below.

III. MODIFICATIONS.

     A. Basic Lease Provisions. The Basic Lease Provisions are hereby amended as
follows:

          1.   Item 5 is hereby deleted in its entirety and substituted therefor
          shall be the following:

               "5. Lease Term: The Term of this Lease shall expire at midnight
               on June 30, 2010"

          2.   Item 6 is hereby amended by adding the following:

               "Commencing March 1, 2004, the Basic Rent shall be Forty Seven
               Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars ($47,668.00) per month,
               based on $1.00 per rentable square foot.

               Commencing June 19, 2005, the Basic Rent shall be Thirty Five
               Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($35,751.00) per month,
               based on $.75 per rentable square foot.

               Commencing July 1, 2006, the Basic Rent shall be Thirty Six
               Thousand Seven Hundred Four Dollars ($36,704.00) per month, based
               on $.77 per rentable square foot.

               Commencing July 1,2007, the Basic Rent shall be Thirty Eight
               Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars ($38,134.00) per month,
               based on $.80 per rentable square foot.

               Commencing July 1, 2008, the Basic Rent shall be Thirty Nine
               Thousand Eighty-Eight Dollars ($39,088.00) per month, based on
               $.82 per rentable square foot.

               Commencing July 1, 2009, the Basic Rent shall be Forty Thousand
               Forty-One Dollars ($40,041.00) per month, based on $.84 per
               rentable square foot."

     B. Acceptance of Premises. Tenant acknowledges that the lease of the
Premises pursuant to this Amendment shall be on an "as-is" basis without further
obligation on Landlord's part as to improvements whatsoever.

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IV.  GENERAL.

     A. Effect of Amendments. The Lease shall remain in full force and effect
except to the extent that it is modified by this Amendment.

     B. Entire Agreement. This Amendment embodies the entire understanding
between Landlord and Tenant with respect to the modifications set forth in "III.
MODIFICATIONS" above and can be changed only by a writing signed by Landlord and
Tenant.

     C. Counterparts. If this Amendment is executed in counterparts, each is
hereby declared to be an original; all, however, shall constitute but one and
the same amendment. In any action or proceeding, any photographic, photostatic,
or other copy of this Amendment may be introduced into evidence without
foundation.

     D. Defined Terms. All words commencing with initial capital letters in this
Amendment and defined in the Lease shall have the same meaning in this Amendment
as in the Lease, unless they are otherwise defined in this Amendment.

     E. Corporate and Partnership Authority. If Tenant is a corporation or
partnership, or is comprised of either or both of them, each individual
executing this Amendment for the corporation or partnership represents that he
or she is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment on behalf of the
corporation or partnership and that this Amendment is binding upon the
corporation or partnership in accordance with its terms.

     F. Expenses and Legal Fees. The provisions of the Lease respecting payment
of expenses and legal fees set forth in Section 14.6 shall also apply to this
Amendment.

V.   EXECUTION.

     Landlord and Tenant executed this Amendment on the date as set forth in "I.
PARTIES AND DATE." above.

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LANDLORD:                                   TENANT:
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WW&LJ GATEWAYS, LTD.,                       IMMERSION CORPORATION,
a California limited partnership            a Delaware corporation

By:     THE IRVINE COMPANY,
        as attorney-in-fact for
        WW&LJ Gateways, Ltd.
        And not on its own behalf

By: /s/ Donald S. McNutt                    By: /s/ Victor Viegas
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    Donald S. McNutt, Senior VicE           Name: Victor Viegas
    President Leasing, Office Properties    Title: President, CEO and CFO

By: /s/ Michael T. Bennett
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    Michael T. Bennett
    Vice President, Operations
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