Eric Carmichel wrote: ... > While I was enjoying the scent of roses and > honeysuckle blossoms during my visit, the thought of electronically > ?recording? scents and odors came to mind (not exactly a new idea). After > all, we have multiple methods of electronically recording images and sounds. > It then made me think about sensation, perception, and how ?reality? travels > across/thru various medium. The amusing thought of an older Warner Bros/Bugs > Bunny cartoon that referred to ?smell-a-vision? also surfaced. > > Although I don?t believe scents and odors would enhance movie-goers > experiences (didn?t director John Waters already try this?), it does elicit > thoughts of vials of elements and compounds being electronically mixed to > produce odorants.
The two main systems were called Smell-O-Vision and AromaRama. Neither was successful because, while it is easy to introduce smells into a cinema, it is impossible to get them out again. John Waters system, Odorama, used with his 1982 movie Polyester, did not suffer from this problem. He used scratch and sniff cards. Regards, Martin -- Martin J Leese E-mail: martin.leese stanfordalumni.org Web: http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/ _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
