This Simulator Makes People Sick to Improve Future Vehicle Designs
Rahul Kalvapalle — September 6, 2016 — Autos
References: ansiblemotion & newatlas
A company by the name of Ansible Motion has designed an innovative new driving simulator that is actually designed to provide an environment that promotes nausea in users, something that isn't being done for sadistic aims but for the noble goal of helping to better understand how motion sickness works in order to be able to come up with automotive designs that help mitigate the problem in users.
This simulator is decked out with a range of high-tech sensors as well as technologies that can provoke vibrations, sounds and other tactile stimuli in order to study the relationship between vehicular stimuli and sickness, something which helps engineers to pinpoint the key problems and iron them out in future vehicular designs.
The use of a driving simulator to study motion sickness is all the more important given how common it has become for people to watch multimedia content, send text messages and read while on the road, activities that can increase the likelihood of nausea.
This simulator is decked out with a range of high-tech sensors as well as technologies that can provoke vibrations, sounds and other tactile stimuli in order to study the relationship between vehicular stimuli and sickness, something which helps engineers to pinpoint the key problems and iron them out in future vehicular designs.
The use of a driving simulator to study motion sickness is all the more important given how common it has become for people to watch multimedia content, send text messages and read while on the road, activities that can increase the likelihood of nausea.
Trend Themes
1. Motion Sickness Research - Exploring the causes and solutions for motion sickness in the context of automotive design.
2. Driving Simulator Technology - Developing advanced simulators with sensory stimuli to replicate real-world driving experiences.
3. Multimedia Distraction Management - Addressing the issue of motion sickness caused by activities such as watching multimedia content or using mobile devices while driving.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive - Innovating vehicle designs to minimize motion sickness and enhance passenger comfort.
2. Gaming and Simulation - Utilizing advanced simulators in the gaming industry to create highly immersive and realistic experiences.
3. Mobile Technology - Developing innovative solutions to manage motion sickness caused by mobile device usage in vehicles.
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