A digital delivery system of scent for video game application

Author

Al-Bahadly, Ibrahim ; Reda, Aymen

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng. & Adv. Technol., Massey Univ., Palmerston North, New Zealand

fYear

2013

fDate

3-5 Dec. 2013

Firstpage

28

Lastpage

33

Abstract

The aim of this work is to develop a system that can deliver the sense of smell in video game applications to individual gamers for a more immersive video game experience. Currently, there are no such products that deliver this experience in the gaming market. The prototype consists of an aerosol scent canister designed to produce in game specific scents such as gunfire and burning rubber. The canister contains an actuator that is connected to a circuit board. The circuit board is in contact with a USB cord that is compatible with the PC and gaming consoles. A signal from a computer program triggers the actuator to switch the canister scent emission on by using power generated from an AC adaptor.

Keywords

actuators; aerosols; chemioception; computer games; image sensors; peripheral interfaces; printed circuits; AC adaptor; USB cord; actuator; aerosol scent canister; burning rubber; canister scent emission; circuit board; digital delivery system; game specific scent; gaming console; gunfire; smell sensor; video game application; Aerosols; Computers; Games; Industries; Printed circuits; Prototypes; Sensors; digital scent; smell sensing; video game application;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sensing Technology (ICST), 2013 Seventh International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wellington

ISSN

2156-8065

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5220-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSensT.2013.6727611

Filename

6727611