Virtual body-hack lets you be someone else

• Autores: Sandrine Ceurstemont
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2977, 2014, pág. 17
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset was inspired by the Proteus effect, a psychological phenomenon whereby a person adapts their behavior to match a new digital persona. Although gaming is an obvious application, developer Yifei Chai says his system could be used to create empathy, in a similar way that "age simulation suits" can give an idea of physical limitations as people grow older. There is also interest in the device for rehabilitation, as muscle stimulation could recreate gestures in exercise regimes. The suit can stimulate 34 individual muscles in the arms and shoulders but there are plans to expand this. High definition versions of the Oculus Rift and Kinect will be released in September, so more muscle groups will be detected.