Smelling in VR World is Now Possible. Thanks to New Gaming Technology

Smelling in a VR World is Now Possible. Thanks to New Gaming Technology

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When the player lifts the glass, the little scent machine emits a scent

A multidisciplinary research team from Stockholm University and Malmö University has created a scent machine that can be controlled by a gaming computer

The player of the game explores a virtual reality world having a virtual wine cellar

Picking up virtual wine glasses filled with different wines and commenting on their aromas.

When the player lifts the glass, the little scent machine, which is connected to the VR system’s controller, emits a scent.

The ability to move on from a reactive to a more active sense of scent in the game environment paves the door for the development.

Four separate valves, each connected to a channel, make up the olfactometer.

Players who already have sensitive noses may find the smell game challenging.

Similar to how a traditional computer game gets harder as you get better at it.

Thus, wine tasters or perfumers can be instructed using the smell machine “Jonas Olofsson declared.