You like to read exciting books - love and wear a vest ...

The process of reading in the near future can be even more exciting than ever before and it is not about online books. Reading will be accompanied by brand new sensations with a vest on, which creates physical sensations based on the words read, reports 8banks portal.

We, as an electronic library , could not resist and did not write about the book project MIT'a. The project, called Sensory Literature, was created by the media laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The reader puts on a vest-like tricky device that regulates the lighting effects, vibration, temperature and compression force to create physical sensations that reflect the environment and feelings described in the book.


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Pre-programmed actions are triggered through sensors and actuators when the reader reaches a certain page. If the text describes love feelings, the waistcoat vibrates to increase the reader's heartbeat; If the text describes a scene where it is cold, the vest may, for example, lower the body temperature. The equipment includes a body compression system, a heart beat and shudder simulator, and a reader's temperature control system — all these aspects are responsible for physical effects. 150 LEDs embedded in the cover of the book , light up depending on the action in the plot.



“Sensory literature” is the result of the work of graduates of the course “From science fiction to scientific research”. At the moment, only one product is programmed using the new gadget - this is James Tiptree's The Girl Who Was Plugged In. "This is not an idea to create a product, but rather a study of the world of science fiction," Felix Haybeck, a member of the development team of Sensory Literature. "This is an artifact that will undoubtedly cause a lot of discussion."
Not only at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are experimenting with interactive reading. In the fantasy novel by Tony DiTerlitzzi "The Spiderwick Chronicles" symbols are used with which you can follow the link and see 3D images online. Disney is also exploring digital images: workers experiment with the interaction of books and tangible objects that can be controlled by the reader.



Original Mashable by Melissa Goldin.

PS In general, the idea is excellent, the book industry would be able to attract a huge part of the audience, to whom reading seems to be a very boring exercise. And in the future this will all be able to transform from a bulky uncomfortable vest into some kind of bracelet. The main thing is not to read about murders or erotic literature, but then you never know ...