( CNN ) Place both hands flat on your chest , just below the clavicle , and say something out loud . Feel that ? Every time you speak , your chest cavity vibrates . Physicist Shahriar Afshar thinks recreating that feeling is the key to making video games , movies and music more immersive , emotional experiences . He 's created a vest called KOR-FX that plugs into an audio jack and turns sound into chest-rumbling vibrations , mimicking what your vocal cords do . Most virtual reality hype has surrounded tools that create a visual experience , like the Oculus Rift goggles . Gadgets like this vest could provide an additional physical , tactile element to virtual reality . The $ 150 KOR-FX feeds sound to the two transducers on the front of the vest . Regular sounds are translated into vibrations that are felt directly on the body . It 's the same thrill you get in a movie theater when the bass is so strong it shakes your seat , but it uses less power and is portable . I strapped the vest on and tested it . The vibrations ranged from heart-racing to subtle , and are surprisingly effective when paired with audio from a good pair of headphones . Footage of a DJ Tiësto show imitates the experience from the bass at a live concert . Explosions and gunshots rock you in the first-person-shooter game `` Counter-Strike : Source . '' It was most effective in the cockpit of a fighter jet playing `` Battlefield 3 '' while wearing an Oculus Rift . The vest hums with the constant roll of the engine and you feel the other planes shake as they zip by . Vibrations in the body make the brain interpret experiences as more immediate , as if they 're really happening to them and not just taking place on a screen , according to Afshar . `` The brain thinks , my goodness , all the stuff that 's happening is so significant and the audio is so huge that it 's vibrating my chest , '' said Afshar . Afshar 's company , Immerz Inc. , is focusing on the video game market for starters since the audio on many big budget games is outstanding . Gamers are early adopters and have already proven they care about immersion . Afshar , a self-described `` very serious-minded professor of physics , '' was not a gamer . He stumbled on the idea for the vest while staying in a dorm one summer as a visiting professor ( he declined to identify the campus ) . The students were creating a ruckus in the common areas , blasting the sound on video games . Unable to escape the games ' vibrations ( or to convince them to turn down the volume ) , Afshar decided to learn more . `` I thought , 'They 're enjoying something in the bass , go about it as a scientist , ' '' said Afshar , who also has a background in neuroscience . After much research , Afshar launched a Kickstarter campaign , which raised $ 183,000 ( 245 % of its goal ) in July . The product became available in November and is available online . Eventually , KOR-FX wants to open the vest up to developers so they can add vibrations to give the sensation of movement . Afshar says the vest could even be used to manipulate emotional states , like calming the wearer down or getting them excited . Afshar recently used it to listen to Bach and experience classical music in a new way . `` All of the sudden I was engulfed in the genius , the amazing indescribable wrapping up of emotions masterfully put together , '' said Afshar . `` It opened all these vistas that I had never thought of . ''
A new vest makes music and movies more immersive by vibrating your body . The vest processes experiences differently when accompanied by vibrations . The Ultra - Audio vest is $ 100 and works with any audio input .