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Stephen Downes

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OK, I never thought I'd have to write this, but: I do not want a VR device that stimulates feelings in my lips. Why would it even come up? "This effect is achieved by using multiple ultrasound-generating modules, or transducers... the ultrasound waves produced by one transducer can interfere with those of other transducers—constructively, to amplify the waves, or destructively, to nullify them... In this case, they targeted those points of peak amplitude on the lips, teeth, and tongue. " No. No. Just... no.

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