A group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has released a modified Oculus Quest 2 VR helmet. With the help of installed ultrasonic emitters, the device is able to non-contactly simulate contact with a human mouth.
Located on the virtual reality headset, 64 emitters transmit impulses to the lips, tongue and teeth of the wearer during the game. To demonstrate the technology, the engineers developed three applications.
In the first, the player interacts with the spiders in the forest. Insects climb onto the user’s face, causing the user to experience a skin-to-skin sensation. Demos with a water fountain and a toothbrush were also released.
A video of the VR headset in action can be seen below.
Researchers Create VR Headset That Sends Sensations to the Mouth, Lips and Tongue
This could get very weird very quick.
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