Feel the vibration: The next phase in virtual reality

• Physicist Shahriar Afshar created a vest called KOR-FX that plugs into an audio jack.
• It is the key to making video games, movies and music more immersive, emotional experiences. 
• Turns sound into chest-rumbling vibrations, which mimicks what your vocal cords do.
• The $150 KOR-FX feeds sound to the two transducers on the front of the vest. 
• Uses less power and is portable.
• Vibrations in the body make the brain interpret experiences as more immediate.
• Gadgets like this vest could provide an additional physical, tactile element to virtual reality.