Occipital jack

Occipital jack was a mechanical augmentation installed in the occipital lobe of the brain, available in 2052. The jack allowed a user to interface directly with electronic devices, including playing computer games. Any gamer jacked into a game could experience it in an incredibly sophisticated way: Strike4 offered whole-motor control, total visual occlusion, tactile-textures, volumetric humidity and even the experience of pain and impact upon receiving a fireball to the face or hitting a wall.

The augmentation could be installed in humans as young as 16, which was somewhat unconventional in 2052.

Behind the scenes

 * The occipital lobe is, in fact, a part of the brain of great interest in real-life brain-computer interface research.