Visual-olfactory immersive environment for product evaluation

Today smells are used for communicating information about products as household cleaners and food. However, smells can be also applied to any kind of products. Several researches have focused on integrating smells in virtual environments. The research questions addressed in this work concern whether...

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Published in2015 IEEE Virtual Reality (VR) pp. 161 - 162
Main Authors Carulli, Marina, Bordegoni, Monica, Cugini, Umberto
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.03.2015
Subjects
Mechanical engineering
Olfactory
Olfactory Display
Presence
Prototypes
Virtual environments
Virtual prototyping
Virtual Reality
Washing machines
Wearable Device
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Summary:Today smells are used for communicating information about products as household cleaners and food. However, smells can be also applied to any kind of products. Several researches have focused on integrating smells in virtual environments. The research questions addressed in this work concern whether Virtual Prototypes, including the sense of smell, can be used for evaluating products as effectively as studies performed in real environments, and whether smells can increase the users' sense of presence in the virtual environment. For this purpose, an experimental framework including a wearable olfactory display has been developed, and experimental tests have been performed.
ISSN:1087-8270
2375-5326
DOI:10.1109/VR.2015.7223345