Scents and Sensibility: Evaluating Information Olfactation

Batch, Andrea; Patnaik, Biswaksen; Akazue, Moses; Elmqvist, Niklas

doi:10.1145/3313831.3376733

Cited by 24 publications

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“…In a real autopsy, forensic practitioners are able to see tissues' colour and material, feel tissues' texture, smell them, cut them to see through different layers, and even take samples for more examination in specialised laboratories. This is currently not possible with mixed-reality technology while some attempts show promising opportunities [5]. However, this technology offers several advantages that are impossible or very difficult in a real autopsy.…”

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confidence: 99%

Working with Forensic Practitioners to Understand the Opportunities and Challenges for Mixed-Reality Digital Autopsy

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Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Forensic practitioners analyse intrinsic 3D data daily on 2D screens. We explore novel immersive visualisation techniques that enable digital autopsy through analysis of 3D imagery. We employ a usercentred design process involving four rounds of user feedback: (1) formative interviews eliciting opportunities and requirements for mixed-reality digital autopsies; (2) a larger workshop identifying our prototype's limitations and further use-cases and interaction ideas; (3+4) two rounds of qualitative user validation of successive prototypes of novel interaction techniques for pathologist sensemaking. Overall, we find MR holds great potential to enable digital autopsy, initially to supplement physical autopsy, but ultimately to replace it. We found that experts were able to use our tool to perform basic virtual autopsy tasks, MR setup promotes exploration and sense making of cause of death, and subject to limitations of current MR technology, the proposed system is a valid option for digital autopsies, according to experts' feedback.-Warning: This paper contains sensitive images which are 3D visualisation of deceased people. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Interaction techniques; Empirical studies in HCI; Visualization application domains.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Working with Forensic Practitioners to Understand the Opportunities and Challenges for Mixed-Reality Digital Autopsy

Pooryousef

Cordeil

Besançon

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…Others have explored the release of scent though form; Clayodor by Kao et al ( 2015 ) explores the mapping of a malleable tangible interface with scent. Fragrance has also been used to convey data in the work by Patnaik et al ( 2018 ) and Batch et al ( 2020 ).…”

Section: A Framework For Olfactory Interactions During Sleepmentioning

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Development and Study of Ezzence: A Modular Scent Wearable to Improve Wellbeing in Home Sleep Environments

2022

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Ezzence is the first smartphone-controlled olfactometer designed for both day and night conditions. We discuss the design and technical implementation of Ezzence and report on a study to evaluate the feasibility of using the device in home-based sleep environments. The study results (N = 40) show that participants were satisfied with the device and found it easy to use. Furthermore, participants reported a significant improvement in sleep quality when using the device with scent in comparison to the control condition (p = 0.003), as well as better mood the following morning (p = 0.038) and shorter time to sleep onset (p = 0.008). The device is integrated with a wearable EEG and real-time sleep staging algorithm to release scent during specific sleep stages (N1, N2, N3, and REM), which is important for certain use cases (e.g., to study the effect of scent on REM dreams, or to improve memory consolidation with a re-exposure of scent during N2 and N3). Ezzence can be used for several applications, including those that require scent triggered day and night. They include targeted memory reactivation, longitudinal health treatments, therapy, and mental or physical exercises. Finally, this article proposes an interaction framework to understand relationships between scents and environments based on proxemic dimensions and passive or active interactions during sleep.

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“…Haptic devices (such as the Phantom or Omni [13]) enable visualisations now to be dynamically felt. There is a clear move to integrate more senses other than sight [59], sound and touch [65], and modalities such as smell [66] are becoming possible. These will certainly continue to develop and designers will invent many more novel interaction devices.…”

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“…Building upon these research efforts, the domain of immersive analytics (IA) [10] builds on the synergy of contemporary XR interfaces, visualization and data science. IA attempts to immerse users in their data by employing novel display and interface technologies for analytical reasoning and decision making, even with abstract data, with more advanced flavours introducing multi-sensory [66], and collaborative [9] setups.…”

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One View Is Not Enough: Review of and Encouragement for Multiple and Alternative Representations in 3D and Immersive Visualisation

2022

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The opportunities for 3D visualisations are huge. People can be immersed inside their data, interface with it in natural ways, and see it in ways that are not possible on a traditional desktop screen. Indeed, 3D visualisations, especially those that are immersed inside head-mounted displays are becoming popular. Much of this growth is driven by the availability, popularity and falling cost of head-mounted displays and other immersive technologies. However, there are also challenges. For example, data visualisation objects can be obscured, important facets missed (perhaps behind the viewer), and the interfaces may be unfamiliar. Some of these challenges are not unique to 3D immersive technologies. Indeed, developers of traditional 2D exploratory visualisation tools would use alternative views, across a multiple coordinated view (MCV) system. Coordinated view interfaces help users explore the richness of the data. For instance, an alphabetical list of people in one view shows everyone in the database, while a map view depicts where they live. Each view provides a different task or purpose. While it is possible to translate some desktop interface techniques into the 3D immersive world, it is not always clear what equivalences would be. In this paper, using several case studies, we discuss the challenges and opportunities for using multiple views in immersive visualisation. Our aim is to provide a set of concepts that will enable developers to perform critical thinking, creative thinking and push the boundaries of what is possible with 3D and immersive visualisation. In summary developers should consider how to integrate many views, techniques and presentation styles, and one view is not enough when using 3D and immersive visualisations.

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Scents and Sensibility: Evaluating Information Olfactation

Cited by 24 publications

References 73 publications

Working with Forensic Practitioners to Understand the Opportunities and Challenges for Mixed-Reality Digital Autopsy

Working with Forensic Practitioners to Understand the Opportunities and Challenges for Mixed-Reality Digital Autopsy

Development and Study of Ezzence: A Modular Scent Wearable to Improve Wellbeing in Home Sleep Environments

One View Is Not Enough: Review of and Encouragement for Multiple and Alternative Representations in 3D and Immersive Visualisation

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