Capability to Sniff & Adding Sense of Smell in VR
Recently updated on December 28th, 2019 at 01:23 pm
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| The Olfactory VR System for Mice (Credit: Dombeck Laboratory) |
Currently in virtual reality world, the three most popular senses used are the visual, followed by audio and third is the touch. But imagine if one day we are able to sniff the smell of the roses or hot, black coffee in the virtual environment. Great, isn’t it? However, one of the challenge in adding the smell in VR is because the smell is also need to be updated in real-time based on where the viewer is in the simulated environment. Even in reality, if you sit in static place, the scents can come and go as and when. Hence, the system must have the capability to upload the smell rapidly into the system.
Good news is recently there is some discovery has been made to include the sense of smell in VR as well. Recently, one university in Illinois, United States has discovered a way how to do it.
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