In a post which looks like something straight out of Black Mirror, Mark Zuckerberg revealed new haptic gloves which will introduce a sense of touch to the meta verse and virtual reality.
‘One day you’ll be able to feel texture and pressure when you touch virtual objects’ said the Meta CEO.
In an accompanying video, Zuckerberg could be seen donning a virtual reality headset and proceeding to play jenga, chess and even giving a handshake to another person.
All these actions are supposedly designed to actually create the sensation of touching the same objects. This will create a realistic sense of immersion, ‘tricking’ the brain into believing that what one experiences is real.
Meta has been working for the past seven years ever since it purchased virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR for $2 billion.
In an update on their progress, one of Meta’s Reality Labs Research teams are working on making these gloves comfortable enough for extended use by reducing the generated heat and facilitating air flow.
From a more philosophical perspective, these technologies will challenge the very concept of what we deem is real.
How will this change human interaction? How will it impact everything from relationships to partying to even basic actions such as eating?
It will probably be a while before such technology is disseminated to the everyday citizen so we’ll have to wait and see how the future will change given these new advances.
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