Students develop Tactile Gaming Vest to really feel the virtual pain

Gaming vests that let us feel what our favorite game characters feel on screen each time they’re hit, may have got a facelift with the introduction of Tactile Gaming Vests developed by students at the University of Pennsylvania. Synced well with the onscreen action, this vest, tailor made to let gamers feel the gun shots, punches and kicks etc as it happens on the screen, would definitely add to the almost real-like gaming experience. Stuffed in with four solenoid actuators in the chest and front side of the shoulders with two on the backside of the shoulders, this vest is also embedded with vibrating motors clustered against the shoulder blades that simulate the action of getting stabbed. The vest isn’t all important for gaming alone, it has also be designed with military requirements in mind. This could help the troops experience the realistic experience of being shot or stabbed on the battlefront virtually.

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Via: IEEESpectrum/GadgetLab/NewLaunches