Human interaction is extremely important, and with our lives becoming increasingly digital, we often interact with real human beings a lot less. What if, however, there was a way to combine human interaction with our digital lives?

That's the idea behind Touchy, which is a camera-shaped helmet that essentially blinds the wearer unless they're taking a picture. How do they take a picture? Well, someone needs to touch them.

Once the user is touched, the automatic shutters, which are installed in front of the wearer's eyes, open for a moment, allowing the wearer to see the world around them before they close again.

An extra bonus comes if the user is able to hold hands with someone for 10 seconds, after which the photo taken will be displayed on the back of the camera.

The camera is the work of a Hong King-based artist named Eric Siu, who first created Touchy in 2012 to try and heal social anxiety.

"The underlying principle is to treat the skin like an antenna which detects the contact made by the encounter of other humans," said Siu in an interview with Gizmag. "When Touchy is worn on the head, a portable device built into the helmet constantly observes the skin for signs of human touch."

Via: Engadget