Virtual reality (VR) could become more like real life thanks to a new type of artificial skin.
This suit can help you 'feel' the metaverse
The skin is made of rubbery plastic less than 3 millimeters thick, studded with magnetic particles. The innovation uses artificial intelligence to calibrate the sense of touch. It is part of a growing number of innovations designed to enhance virtual environments.
“VR is the first embodied digital format, meaning the entire body is involved in the belief that the immersive experience is real,” Amir Bozorgzadeh, CEO of virtual reality company Virtuleap, told Lifewire in an email interview. “One of the key features is that it captures an order of magnitude more data about the human experience.”
The artificial skin, called ReSkin, was designed by Meta (formerly known as Facebook) and researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania. The hope is that the skin can add depth to the evolving experience of the metaverse, a type of digital space that lets you do things you can't do in the physical world.
