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Devices and systems of inducing pain sensations in VR environments through thermal grill illusion (TGI)

Devices and systems of inducing pain sensations in VR environments through thermal grill illusion (TGI)

W: Hardware – Software – Cybersecurity – Blockchain – Internet of things (IoT)

Informations

Stand number
C96
Exhibition class
W: Hardware – Software – Cybersecurity – Blockchain – Internet of things (IoT)
Technical description
Wearable therm-haptic device that leverages the thermal grill illusion (TGI) to simulate pain sensation in virtual reality without actual invasive/non-invasive harm.
Simplified description
A new wearable device uses a clever trick called the thermal grill illusion to create the feeling of pain in virtual reality, all without causing any real harm.

Inventors

City University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
inventor 3700522938_3052

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