Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation

October 27, 2005 12:27 PM

Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS)uses a mild electric current, applied to the head, to influence the perception of motion. [NTT Lab] [AP article] [Making people act drunk]
posted by rxrfrx (5 comments total)

This would be neat with racing games.
posted by TwelveTwo at 1:19 PM on October 27, 2005

Well dressed older Japanese man remote controlling a young looking girl. It just needs tentacles and a school girl uniform.
posted by thanatogenous at 1:41 PM on October 27, 2005

Ah, the bump on Dubya's back...
posted by 327.ca at 2:20 PM on October 27, 2005

This is a double...
posted by phrontist at 4:06 PM on October 27, 2005

Cripes. This story has been a repost on every website I read this week.

btw, at Siggraph they did have it hooked up to a racing game. It was pretty cool.
posted by tomplus2 at 7:17 PM on October 27, 2005