Aura's Interactor Virtual Reality Vest takes any audio source to a completely new level - sensation. With the Interactor, video games jump off the screen, music comes alive, and videos pound with excitement.
The Interactor takes the sound from your computer, TV, stereo, and games systems and literally puts it on your back. At each impact, the sound resounds from the Interactor's amplifier throughout your body, bringing the impact much closer than ever before.
Although definitely not a "quiet toy", the Interactor can be adjusted by Power (controls the intensity of the vibration) and Filter (filters the amount of effects vs. background music), thereby increasing or decreasing the actual immersion you feel in the vest and the game.
The Interactor also allows you to switch between music or sound effects, letting you to groove to the game's soundtrack or pound away with the effects. At the highest setting levels, the vest becomes a handy massager, vibrating quite actively due to the feedback.
Apparently, Aura Technologies plans to join game designers in making software which includes proprietary audio output designed for the Interactor but we were unable to locate these games. The Interactor responded to the sound effects well although they sounded muffled and not as crisp as TV speakers.
At about the price of a home video game, the Interactor is an interesting addition to your video system but it's less like "virtual reality" and more like having a big speaker strapped to you back.
