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Season Traveller

Collaborators

This project was done in collaboration with ITE College.

Overview

Using olfactory and haptic (thermal and wind) stimuli to enhance VR gaming experience.

Key Problem(s)

All possible senses are used to perceive the real world, yet traditional VR technologies engage only audio and visual senses to create a virtual world, missing out on engaging other senses for enhanced realism.

Objective

This project aims to study the impact of adding olfactory and haptic (thermal and wind) stimuli to traditional VR setting, extending traditional audio-visual VR technologies to achieve enhanced sensory engagement within interactive experiences.

Solution

Season Traveller is a wearable Virtual Reality (VR) system that integrates olfactory, thermal and wind stimuli into a traditional audio-visual Head Mounted Display (HMD). Olfactory feedback is provided by a smell pump, while haptic feedback is provided by mini fans mounted in front (for wind) and a Peltier element at the back of the neck (for heating/cooling). By adding olfactory and haptic (thermal and wind) stimuli, Season Traveller extends traditional audio-visual VR technologies to achieve enhanced sensory engagement within interactive experiences.