Is it time to smell the virtual roses?
The odor generators attach underneath the nose or via a soft mask. And for some reason, durian is one of the included scent profiles.These odor generators can either be stuck into a wearable mask or on a pill-shaped holder that adheres underneath the nose.Smells have always been hard to recreate in virtual reality, but researchers may have figured out a solution: wearable odor generators.
Researchers from Beihang University and the City University of Hong Kong detailed two types of device formats in a paper published today in. The first type is a wearable that attaches to the skin directly under the nose. The other is a soft mask. The former can create two scents while the latter can create up to nine scents. Both generators contain scented wax that can be heated in about 1.44 seconds to release the desired scent in a localized area.
Altogether, the researchers were able to generate 30 different scents, including rosemary, mojito, pancake, pineapple, and ginger. The researchers must also have a twisted sense of humor, as durian was among the scents listed. virtual worlds are still largely odorless . Part of that is because there isn’t an elegant way to add scents to bulky VR gear. Ideally, the researchers say their version of this tech could be used to create a more immersive user experience in video games or 4D films as well as virtual teaching environments. They also suggested ideas such as using scents as an alternative communication message or toOf course, this is just one take on how to incorporate scent into VR.
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