Researchers at MIT developed a “wearable” book that lets you experience the emotions of the characters as you read. Readers wear a special vest equipped with sensors, temperature pads, ambient lighting, and a sound and vibration system that adjusts to fit the mood of each passage. For example, the vest compresses against your stomach and back during scary scenes and vibrates and heats up during action-packed passages. 

See how it works:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZKzXEbzwpY

If you could choose any book to “wear,” what would you choose? Tell us in the comments below.

You can learn more about the Sensory Fiction project here. 

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