You Can Now Feel Kisses In A Metaverse, Using This Prototype VR Headset
Essentially, it works with the use of a thin array of transducers that are integrated to the belly of the VR headset (an Oculus Quest 2) which directs ultrasound energy to different parts of the mouth.
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University¡¯s Future Interfaces Group in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have created a way users in the metaverse can feel a kiss with life-like sensations on the individual¡¯s lips, teeth and tongue.
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They're able to do this using haptic technology. Essentially, it works with the use of a thin array of transducers that are integrated to the belly of the VR headset (an Oculus Quest 2) which directs ultrasound energy to different parts of the mouth.
The study has been published in Future Interfaces Group. In an example, researchers reveal how it would essentially work. For instance, when playing a horror game in VR or metaverse, the tech could simulate the feeling of a spider brushing across the lips, or feel some liquid actually falling into the mouth.
The tech is also able to simulate the motions experienced while brushing teeth, smoking, feeling rain, sipping a drink and even a kiss.
Researchers explain in their paper, ¡°Proximity of the mouth to the headset offers a significant opportunity to enable on- and in-mouth haptic effects, without needing to run wires or wear an extra accessory. We developed a thin, compact, beamforming array of ultrasonic transducers, which can render haptic effects onto the mouth.¡±
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They added, ¡°Importantly, all components are integrated into the headset, meaning the user does not need to wear an additional accessory or place any external infrastructure in their room.¡±
It¡¯ll be interesting to see what more levels of feeling we could soon get to experience in the metaverse and if it could ever come even remotely close to the real deal.
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