Radiophysicists created a device to feel strokes and tickling in VR
TSU radiophysicists have created a device with which you can feel tickling, burning, and pain. This technology can be used, for example, in online games. Now the creators are finalizing the device so that a person can feel the illusion of movement, for example, how a mosquito is sitting on his skin, or someone is drawing on his body. The project is being developed by student radiophysicist Andrei Kostornoy under the guidance of Sergey Pobachenko, associate professor at the Faculty of Radiophysics.
Today, there are three main technologies for creating feedback in VR - limiting freedom of movement with the help of an exoskeleton, a vibrating motor, and electrical stimulation. TSU radiophysicists, inspired by the Belarusian TeslaSuit technology, use electrical stimulation. However, the radiophysicists’ device acts not on muscles that get tired from prolonged exposure, but only on human skin.
Read more: http://en.tsu.ru/news/radiophysicists-created-a-device-to-feel-strokes-and-tickling-in-vr/
