Integrating Scents Simulation in Virtual Reality Multisensory Environment for Industrial Products Evaluation. Issue 3 (3rd May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carulli, Marina; Bordegoni, Monica; Cugini, Umberto
• Is Part Of: Computer-aided design and applications. Volume 13:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 320
• Page End: 328
• Publication Date: 2016-05-03
• Subjects: Multisensory environment -- olfactory display -- product evaluation; Computer-aided design -- Congresses; Computer-aided design -- Periodicals; Engineering design -- Data processing -- Congresses; Engineering design -- Periodicals; 620.00420285
• DOI: 10.1080/16864360.2015.1114390
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1686-4360

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The sense of smell has a great importance in our daily life. In recent years, scents have been used for marketing purposes for improving the person's mood and of communicating information about products as household cleaners and food. However, scents can be also used for any kind of products to communicate their features to customers. In the area of Virtual Reality several researches have focused on integrating scents in virtual environments. The research questions addressed in this work concern if scents can contribute to increase the users' sense of presence in the virtual environment, and also if Virtual Prototypes, including the sense of smell, can be used for evaluating products as effectively as studies performed in real environments. For this purpose, a Virtual Reality experimental framework including a prototype of a Wearable Olfactory Display has been set up, and experimental tests have been performed. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: