Still strange and with growing popularity, the metaverse It is one of the main ones bets of technology companies in the years to come. And, apparently, in the pursuit of a virtual world, entrepreneurs seem to be taking more and more elements of the real world, even the pain. This is what a Japanese startup called H2L Technologies. How? Through a bracelet which allows users to receive small shock electrical. A physical connection, more than ever, between the real world and the virtual world.
The metaverse is less digital than we think: a Japanese company has designed a bracelet to make us feel pain in virtual reality
The idea of the Japanese startup is that of bring different sensations, especially weight and strength, so that the real world reflects the impacts on the metaverse avatars. With electricity, it would be possible to mimic anything from the pain of a pinch to one loving caress of one's girlfriend or boyfriend. It would also be possible to do what we only see in movies: touch your partner even if at distances of hundreds of kilometers. According to what the CEO says, the ultimate goal is "free man from any kind of constraint in terms of space, body and time".
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But how did this idea come about? The CEO reports that she nearly died as a teenager from congenital heart disease. This inspired her to delve into the development of devices that connect people with the outside world, so that feel and appreciate the experiences of life. A project that in essence would prove to be really interesting, from this point of view. Let's think about sick terminals who cannot see or touch loved ones. With this technology, however, it would be possible.
But at the end of the story, what is the device they created and how does it work? Simple: it's a bracelet is sends electrical impulses to our body to simulate pain and other sensations. A classic is also added to the bracelet VR display. The company is keen to emphasize that this is not an "instrument of torture". After all, every sensation is an action with a more or less intense degree of pain.
Through | Futurism
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