This is the latest pregnancy simulation system developed by a research group at Kanagawa Institute of Technology. It was displayed at the Tokyo Game Show 2011. In this system, the user wears a jacket that contains rubber balloons, vibrators, a water-bag, touch sensors, and air actuators. The abdomen gradually increases in size as the baby grows, and the fetus can be observed on a monitor.
“Pregnancy usually lasts 10 months and ten days, but with this system, the abdomen reaches full-term size in two minutes.
Akihabara News, Kanagawa Institute of Technology intros “Mommy Tummy†a Pregnancy Simulator
