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Researchers develop scent accessories for VR experiences

Experience the Virtual Reality Sensation

Foto: Nature Communications

Researchers from the Chinese universities Beihang University and City University of Hong Kong have developed an accessory that they claim could make VR experiences smell. It's about small scent capsules that could be installed in a VR headset or attached directly under a user's nose.

When the user tries to smell something in a VR experience, the device would emit scents that correspond to what the person is smelling in the VR experience. In the video below, you can check out an example of how it could work. The researchers have developed two different versions of their accessory, one that can emit two different scents and one that supports nine different scents.

The researchers behind the scent accessory say that it could also be used in so-called 4D movies, movies that include an extra sense. Usually, this involves the sense of touch, but of course, the sense of smell could also be a part of a 4D movie.

nature.com

Gadgets,

Chinese universities, Beihang University, City University of Hong Kong

Via theverge.com

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