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Sashinii t1_j10shmu wrote

Reply to comment by MyCuteData in To all you well-read and informed futurologists here: what is the future of gaming? by Verificus

I know there are a lot more senses than just touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing.

Never dismiss exponential growth; progress (which is accelerating) happens faster than we think and I consider that fact when I make time frame predictions.

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ShowerGrapes t1_j11qk9q wrote

yeah but sight and hearing are well covered. touch is almost to the point of being commercial. smell, in a rudimentary style, is already possible. taste may never come. i hope it doesn't. we don't need to mimic ALL senses do we? ffs.

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Sashinii t1_j11rg5a wrote

Virtual taste will definitely happen.

Our senses in virtual worlds will be identical to our senses in this world.

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Sashinii t1_j11sl35 wrote

Why do you not want virtual taste to be developed?

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pleeplious t1_j123165 wrote

like right now are you experiencing a taste? unless you are passing air through your mouth right now, your taste really isnt activated 24/7

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squirrelathon t1_j13utym wrote

Yes, it is. You're just not focused on it.

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itstruyou t1_j14mx5n wrote

Open your mouth and breath over your tongue. What does the air taste like?

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squirrelathon t1_j153mmh wrote

If water doesn't have a particular taste, does it mean you're not using your "taste" function when you drink it?

When your eyes are closed, do you not see? I do see, it's very black, but with focus I can see tiny patterns in the blackness.

Not focusing on sensation doesn't mean it's not there.

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