Tuesday, January 15, 2013
"Virtual body technology" lets users walk in someone else's shoes
Despite improvements in telepresence, most virtual “traveling” amounts to little more than staring at a screen and listening to headphones. In an effort to provide a more immersive sensory experience, the Ikei Laboratory at the Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of System Design is developing what it calls “virtual body technology.” Unveiled at the Digital Contents Expo 2012 in Tokyo last October, the system claims to use all five senses to provide a virtual experience akin to inhabiting another person’s body.
How Makar Sankranti is Celebrated Across India
How Makar Sankranti is Celebrated Across India
Makar Sankranti is celebrated across the country with much pomp and fanfare. The occasion which marks the transition of the sun into the Makar rashi or the zodiac sign Capricorn, also brings an end to the winter solstice. Though Makar Sankranti is celebrated differently in almost all the states, the essence of this harvest festival remains the same. Here’s how people revel in the festivities in different parts of the country.
Makar Sankranti is celebrated across the country with much pomp and fanfare. The occasion which marks the transition of the sun into the Makar rashi or the zodiac sign Capricorn, also brings an end to the winter solstice. Though Makar Sankranti is celebrated differently in almost all the states, the essence of this harvest festival remains the same. Here’s how people revel in the festivities in different parts of the country.
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