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From: brucec%phoebus.labs.tek.com@RELAY.CS.NET (Bruce Cohen;;50-662;LP=A;)
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Subject: Re: VR Sensual Feedback
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Date: 16 Jan 91 19:54:56 GMT
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In article <1991Jan16.015925.24590@agate.berkeley.edu> latta@sting.Berkeley.EDU 
(Craig R. Latta) writes:
> 
> p.s. As long as we cannot eat in cyberspace, I think the whole idea is a 
>         bit overrated.
> 
Ah, but we can.  Use real food, and have the virtual environment replace
the visual and/or tactile sensations of the food with something different,
if you really want exotic food.  Just like allowing you to pick up a
priceless Ming vase by having a cheap East Asian copy on the table and
overlaying it with a image of the Ming.

Oh, you wanted to change the taste of the food too?  Wait for release 2.
But be sure you get the bug-free version; you might not like the overtone
of diesel-flavored tunafish that the gustatory simulation software adds to
the caviar ;-).

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