XR technologies [Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR)] have been called the internet of experience or empathy as opposed to the World Wide Web being the internet of information. Well now there's a new game in town.
"You already own a device with this terrifying/ magical technology built-in: noise cancelling headphones. Unlike augmented reality, where your real-world environment is digitally enhanced with visual elements, sounds or other sensory inputs, diminished reality takes your unwanted stimuli away. Soon, wearable devices will let you block sounds, sights, and even smells from your everyday existence."
Future Today Institute, Issue 201
For someone who is hypersensitive to outside stimuli, devices like noise cancelling headphones are a godsend. I never leave home without them. But as helpful as this technology can be, just as with any tool there is a potential downside too.
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