Funnily, Morton Heilig’s Sensorama 50 years ago catered to more of our senses than modern VR does. It was a booth that you sat in, that vibrated, blew wind at you, ...

The Sensorama Simulator included a bucket seat for a single viewer (although his designs could be expanded for four), a set of handles and viewing holes that were surrounded by a series of vents, ...

In 1962, cinematographer Morton Heilig patented his Sensorama Stimulator—a bulky virtual-reality machine that showed 3-D films on a personal display while pumping in smells, sounds, and the ...

Morton Heilig's Sensorama, created in 1957, was a pioneering VR machine with wind, scent, and vibration features but lacked commercial success.

Sensorama (1957) Created in 1957 and patented in 1962, this simulator rendered 3D motion imagery for up to four people. System additions include Morton’s 1960 patented Telesphere Mask, ...

The Sensorama. In what may be considered the first case of virtual reality reaching beyond its own limitations, Morton Heilig unveiled the Sensorama in 1962.

Sensorama was a specialized pod that played short films in stereoscopic 3D while synchronized to fans, odor emitters, a motorized chair, and stereo sound.

Sensorama was a specialized pod that played short films in stereoscopic 3D while synchronized to fans, odor emitters, a motorized chair, and stereo sound.

Virtual reality means creating immersive, computer-generated environments that are so convincing users will react the same way they would in real life.

*It had wind and smell and peripheral vision. *And a business model – it's a coin-op. *"This was 30 years ago," Morton remarks, and by golly, that prototype he built was still running. The Best ...