Smell-o-Vision is Real!
Greetings Nerd Legion! This is an update on an Everything is Possible story about Smell-o-Vison.
Semi-recently, I wrote an article about Smell-o-vision in books and movies. And the end result of that article was I was contacted by two different companies that specialize in the creation of some kind of smell-o-vision. No longer a novelty, it’s a real, viable technology that you are going to start seeing more and more of. While we can all guess the use case of ‘entertainment’ I think you’ll be surprised that smell-o-vision is also currently being developed for use in training and therapy.
When it comes to training and therapy, there are companies developing virtual reality (VR) programs to either teach people something new, or provide therapy to overcome a trauma. But what you might not have known is that scent is an important factor in both training and therapy. OVR Technology — which stands for Olfactory Virtual Reality Technology — knows how important scent is to a truly immersive VR experience and has developed a complimentary device that goes over the nose.
The OVR Technology device, called the ION, adds on to many types of VR headsets. It’s compatible with many kinds of headsets — I got to try it out with the Oculus. The ION is a lightweight, wireless device that precisely emits scent particles to the user in coordination with virtual reality…
