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The sweet smell of success: Enhancing multimedia applications with olfaction

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Gheorghita Ghinea,

Oluwakemi AdemoyeAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMM), Volume 8, Issue 1

Article No.: 2, Pages 1 - 17

https://doi.org/10.1145/2071396.2071398

Published: 03 February 2012 Publication History

Abstract

Olfaction, or smell, is one of the last challenges which multimedia applications have to conquer. As far as computerized smell is concerned, there are several difficulties to overcome, particularly those associated with the ambient nature of smell. In this article, we present results from an empirical study exploring users' perception of olfaction-enhanced multimedia displays. Findings show that olfaction significantly adds to the user multimedia experience. Moreover, use of olfaction leads to an increased sense of reality and relevance. Our results also show that users are tolerant of the interference and distortion effects caused by olfactory effect in multimedia.

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The sweet smell of success: Enhancing multimedia applications with olfaction
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
      2. Virtual reality

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ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications Volume 8, Issue 1

January 2012

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ISSN:1551-6857

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DOI:10.1145/2071396

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Published: 03 February 2012

Accepted: 01 May 2010

Revised: 01 February 2010

Received: 01 January 2009

Published in TOMM Volume 8, Issue 1

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