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Smell generator for virtual reality helmet

24.01.2017

The VAQSO VR module is a small device with cartridges inside that attaches to a VR helmet like Oculus Rift/HTC Vive or any similar wearable VR electronics. The fixation of the module is implemented by means of magnets, which makes VAQSO VR a versatile and easy-to-use gadget. Its activation will bring new emotions and sensations to the gameplay and video content by flavoring the air in accordance with the theme of what is happening on the screen.

The task of VAQSO VR is to exude odors, using for this purpose cartridges-reservoirs with aromatic liquids preloaded into the device. The design holds up to five such containers (it is planned to release a modification for 10 cartridges) in the form of ampoules, each of which will force the user of a virtual reality helmet to use another sense organ during the game - his sense of smell.

The developers of the "odorous accessory" promise that their brainchild will allow fans of shooters, as they say, to smell gunpowder during a shootout in the truest sense of the expression. And gamers wandering around the neighborhood near some elven village will be accompanied by the already characteristic aroma of the forest - the smell of grass, flowers and trees.

VAQSO VR should see the light of day by the end of 2017. So far, the developers are working on solving the issues of regulating the intensity of the fragrance of their cartridges, depending on how close the virtual source of the smell is to the player.

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