VR Wine Tasting Experiment Lets Users Guess Aromas

Scent-based VR technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace.
A team of psychologists based out of Stockholm University has developed a piece of technology that allows players to smell the virtual world. According to a paper published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, the Nosewise Handheld Olfactometer (NHO) can discretely house a variety of liquid scents that can be triggered at certain moments during a VR experience.
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