By E&T Editorial Staff

Smells could be introduced to virtual-reality (VR) worlds through the development of an odour machine or ‘olfactometer’.

Made by a team of Stockholm and Malmö University researchers, the device makes it possible to smell in VR environments and a ‘wine-tasting game’ has been developed to test it out.

The game sees the user smell wine in a virtual wine cellar and get points if they correctly guess the different aromas in each wine.

In the game, the participant moves around in a virtual wine cellar, picking up virtual wine glasses containing different types of wine and guessing the aromas. The small scent machine is attached to the VR system’s controller, and when the player lifts the glass, it releases a scent.

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