The OVR Technology Blog

Published May 14, 2021 - Protolabs: The Digital Thread The Benefits of Smell in Virtual Reality “When you smell something, especially a powerful smell and it's combined with the imagery and the audio and all the things you create memories that are very powerful and long-lasting.”

Thrive Global - Published May 1, 2021

Authority Magazine - Published April 20, 2021 Fotis Georgiadis Wisdom From The Women Leading The VR, AR & Mixed Reality Industries, With Sarah Socia of OVR Technology “When I graduated college, I wasn’t looking for a job let alone a career in the X Reality Industry. In the beginning, I was ideally...

Published April 19, 2021 - Gizmodo Is There VR for Senses Other Than Sight? Daniel Kolitz “The amygdala—the part of the brain that manages emotion and memory—is linked to smell. This is why smells can be so powerful. It is not trivial to incorporate smells in VR, as the chemicals required to create...

Published February 23, 2021 - Crazed Podcast Garrison Greenleaf What do Virtual Worlds Smell Like? with Aaron Wisniewski “What we are is a really really effective tool as part of a comprehensive mental health strategy.”

Published February 11, 2021 - The Washington Post Jen Rose Smith Aromas can evoke beloved journeys — or voyages not yet taken “Things seem so much more real when you smell them,” Verbeek said. “They trigger your emotional brain and your memories.”