Los Angeles:
Scientists have developed ‘4D goggles’ that allow wearers to
be physically ‘touched’ by a movie when they see a looming object on the
screen, such as an approaching spacecraft.
Neuroscientists at the
University of California - San Diego in the US mapped brain areas that
integrate the sight and touch of a looming object and aid in their
understanding of the perceptual and neural mechanisms of multisensory
integration.
The device can be
synchronised with entertainment content, such as movies, music, games and
virtual reality, to deliver immersive multisensory effects near the face and
enhance the sense of presence.
“We perceive and interact
with the world around us through multiple senses in daily life,” said Ruey-Song
Huang, neuroscientist at UC - San Diego.
“Though an approaching
object may generate visual, auditory, and tactile signals in an observer, these
must be picked apart from the rest of world,” said Huang, first author of the
paper published in the journal Human Brain Mapping.
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