If Philips Emotions Jacket let you feel the emotions of the character onscreen, this chest worn device, a finalist at the Consumer Electronics Association’s annual i-stage competition lets you feels various sensations from the game in real life. Created by Immerz, the KOR-fx as it’s called, is based on acousto-haptic technology and works using the resonance of the chest cavity to create various sensations, so when there is some ghastly noise in the game you feel it in a vibration on the chest, as if you were actually experiencing it, or if you are enjoying some music you actually feel the same resonance you would get from a live concert.
According to Immerz president and CEO Shahriar S. Afshar:
What goes on is you have pretty faint vibrations that are delivered to the upper corners of your chest, and depending to the context of the sound you are listening to, the emotions are heightened.
The KOR-fx device is in the beta testing stage for now, but Immerz are hoping to have a final production product in place to go to their manufacturers in Taiwan and China. So in case you’ve liked the concept, just take some life from there.
Via: MassHighTech
