[From The Japan Times; a 3:26 minute video is available here and the full research report is here]
Riken develops system blurring line between virtual and reality
Jiji
June 28, 2012
The Riken research institute says it has developed a “substitutional reality” system to study how the brain works when people become confused about the reality of what they perceive.
In an experiment using the system, subjects could not tell the difference between real-life scenes and recorded ones displayed on special head-mounted gear, according to an article by Riken published in the British journal Scientific Reports.… read more. “Riken’s ‘substitutional reality’ system blurs line between virtual and reality”