On March 30, 2018, the social VR platform vendor High Fidelity and peripheral vendor NeoSensory today released a tactile vest that provides users with tactile feedback. The device named exoskin contains 32 sensory motors, and hardware with High Fidelity. The open source architecture of the device is interfaced. The user will be able to perceive the accurate tactile feedback between the virtual world and the character in real time. The rapid transmission of the signal means that the user can immediately feel the tapping or tapping of another virtual avatar, and the two even You can dance together and feel your physical contact.
Philip Rosedale, Executive Director of High Fidelity, said: 'VR can shorten the distance between people and enable each other to interact face to face. Touch is a key component of human presence and communication. With in-depth experience in neuroscience research and tactile feedback. NeoSensory created virtual skin that can solve the problem of VR lack of tactile sensation.
NeoSensory co-founder, neuroscientist David Eagleman, said: 'When we feel the touch of another person, or we feel the walls or raindrops on the body, the realism of VR will become more attractive. We are very happy Can work with High Fidelity and bring this feedback into the VR experience.
Exoskin is currently starting to accept pre-orders. For advanced users, you can control exoskin with JaveScript so that developers can add a range of new features, such as remotely sensing each other, signaling to notify directions, or communicating tension, etc. Exoskin, for example In the chase scene can be pulsed, just like the rumble provided by the gamepad at a critical moment.
