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  • Scientists Shock VR Users Into ‘Feeling’ Non-Existent Walls

    Scientists Shock VR Users Into ‘Feeling’ Non-Existent Walls

    Physical therapy often involves the use of a device providing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation — TENS, for short — that uses electrodes attached to the skin to stimulate the muscles beneath. But virtual reality researchers have found an alternate use for the shocking technology: To let someone in a virtual world feel walls that don’t…