Why are only two senses transmittable via technology?

[Vanadium 50]

Again, I say Smell-O-Vision.. It's been done.

 

[DaveC426913]

Again, I say Smell-O-Vision.. It's been done.

It has. And it flopped.

One might re-interpret the OP's question to be: why did it not become popular?

 

[Averagesupernova]

I wonder if you could make a video game controller where the button could communicate a braille letter indicating what tool that button activates at the moment.

Just what every blind video gamer needs.

 

[anorlunda]

Invent porn VR involving all the senses and you'll make billions.

But in terms of simple messaging, think of the #1 classic message ever, FIRE! Do you need more than one sense to get the idea?

 

[Averagesupernova]

Invent porn VR involving all the senses and you'll make billions.

Pretty sure I saw something on a cable show called strange sex about this. Not sure about ALL the senses, but the important ones were covered.

 

[Algr]

Again, I say Smell-O-Vision..

Why? I mentioned it in the first post. (Though not by name.)

One might re-interpret the OP's question to be: why did it not become popular?

The mechanism was too complex and took the viewers out of the movie. There would have to be something strapped under your nose like supplemental oxygen.

That way you would spray tiny amounts that would not build up in the theater.

Then for touch, you get a massage chair that can pivot like one of those motion sensor rides. The story would be about someone with a giant octopus on their back.