Do I Smell Coffee? The Tale of a 360° Mulsemedia Experience

Comşa, Ioan-Sorin; Saleme, Estêvão Bissoli; Covaci, Alexandra; Assres, Gebremariam; Trestian, Ramona; Santos, Celso A. S.; Ghinea, Gheorghiţă

doi:10.1109/mmul.2019.2954405

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“…At present, the smell is just one of the aspects of the experience of luxury travel that those tempting their customers with the virtual reality (VR) experience before they travel typically fails to capture (Yerman, 2015 ; though see also Cable, 2014 , for the use of scent to help mentally transport travelers to their destination; and Flavián et al, 2021 , for the latest research in this area). Perhaps also worth mentioning here are the various that olfactory-displays “on the go” that have been enabled by head-mounted displays (HMDs; e.g., Yanagida et al, 2004 ; Howell et al, 2016 ; Ranasinghe et al, 2018 ; Comşa et al, 2019 ; Saleme et al, 2019 ; Nakamoto et al, 2020 ).…”

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Scent in Motion: On the Multiple Uses of Ambient Scent in the Context of Passenger Transport

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2021

Front. Psychol.

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There is undoubtedly growing interest in the role of scent in the design of multisensory experiences. However, to date, the majority of the research has focused on its use in the (static) built environment. As highlighted by this narrative review, somewhat different challenges and opportunities arise just as soon as one starts to consider olfaction in the case of transportation–what might be called “scent in motion.” For instance, levels of anxiety/stress while traveling are often higher (especially in the case of air travel), while, at the same time, the passenger's personal space is frequently compromised. Four key functional roles for scent in the context of passenger transportation are outlined. They include the masking of malodour, the introduction of branded signature scents, short-term olfactory marketing interventions, and the functional use of scent to enhance the experience of travel. In the latter case, one might consider the use of scent to help reduce the stress/anxiety amongst airplane passengers or to give the impression of cleanliness. Meanwhile, in the case of driving, scents have been suggested as an inoffensive means of alerting/relaxing the driver and may also help tackle the problem of motion sickness. The specific challenges associated with scent in motion are reviewed and a number of future opportunities highlighted.

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Scent in Motion: On the Multiple Uses of Ambient Scent in the Context of Passenger Transport

Spence

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…The results showed the framework's capability to adapt itself to different scenarios of usage through configuration, without requiring code change. These scenarios turned into a setting for other studies [1,4,9,19].…”

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“…Therefore, the framework's architecture, which allows the possibility of combining different technologies in a customizable fashion, can be leveraged in mulsemedia environments without decreasing levels of user QoE in comparison with a monolithic system. Parallel user QoE research using the framework has been made available in multiple studies [1,4,[6][7][8][9].…”

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“…Furthermore, the paper [2] has been submitted to IEEE TVCG (IF 4.558). The candidate was also awarded two student travel grants to present papers during his PhD at ACM MMSys'17 4 , in 1 Mulsemedia Infrastructure summary available at https://bit.ly/32NdIw9 2 QoE in Mulsemedia Systems summary at available https://bit.ly/2vBZr9l 3 ACM SIGMM Records PhD summary available at https://bit.ly/39jYj8Z 4 ACM MMSys'17 presentation photo available at https://bit.ly/2wmJ3tE…”

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A Conceptual Architecture and a Framework for Dealing with Variability in Mulsemedia Systems

Saleme

Santos

Ghinea

2020

Anais Estendidos Do XXVI Simpósio Brasileiro De Sistemas Multimídia E Web (WebMedia 2020)

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The candidate’s thesis is within the emerging topic of mulsemedia systems, which encompass audiovisual content associated with multisensory effects, users’ quality of experience, and human-computer interaction. It presents a conceptual architecture and a framework that take into account the challenges and requirements for mulsemedia delivery systems identified from the gaps and shortcomings in related work. Furthermore, the work’s outcome brings multiple and valuable contributions relying on a complex and solid experimental setup, which have been shared and published in relevant journals and conferences.

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“…Similarly, the viewing of 360°videos on virtual reality (VR) headsets can provide novel immersive user experiences and, by extension, enhanced levels of QoE [34,35,36]. Moreover, whilst the impact of incorporating mulsemedia and 360°video VR (namely, 360°mulsemedia) has been shown to significantly enhance QoE [37] and lead to substantial bandwidth savings without the need for reducing QoE [38], to the best of our knowledge, the impact of human factors on 360°mulsemedia remains completely unexplored. Therefore, the study reported in this paper concentrates on exploring how human factors such as age, gender, prior computer experience, and smell sensitivity impact QoE in a 360°mulsemedia context.…”

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confidence: 99%