The OVR Technology Blog
Published July 13, 2021 Engineering.com - Raji Sahota Life Post-Pandemic: How Mixed Reality Is Changing the Way We Entertain | Engineering.com “Using a combination of human-computer interaction such as voice and skeletal tracking, computer inputs and environmental inputs, mixed reality has the...
Published June 29, 2021 - Engineering.com Jacob Bourne Scent in VR: Does a Virtual Rose Smell Just as Sweet? “The booming virtual reality industry primarily relies on sight, sound and movement to recreate real-world impressions, yet most VR technologies fail to integrate the most primal mode of...
Published June 11, 2021 - Medical & Life Sciences News Reviewed by Emily Henderson Findings from a study on the feasibility of addressing anxiety, pain, and stress with Olfactory Virtual Reality (OVR) “Participants -; all inpatient psychiatry patients that [voluntarily] participated in the study...
Published June 7, 2021 - Freethink Jesse Damiani VR aromatherapy might be coming to a headset near you “VR visually immerses users in digital worlds, and advances in spatial audio continue to add sonic elements that deepen the experience. But smell has proved trickier; as an industry colleague once...
Perfumer & Flavorist+ - Published June 1, 2021 Jenna Rimensnyder Fragrance Innovation: OVR Technology's Scentware for Virtual Reality “OVR is currently tuned into assisting with cognitive therapy and stress inoculation for victims of trauma—but the possibility to assimilate this technology into...
Vermont Business Magazine - Published May 29, 2021 New INHALE platform leverages olfactory virtual reality “Smell, or olfaction, is the only sense directly connected to the limbic system of the brain, where our memories and emotions live; it also plays a critical role in human motivation and...
TAG 24 - Published May 25, 2021 Anisha Hoppe The Fifth Sense, New Gadget Adds Smell to VR Headset Experience! “Smell is the factor that can create a truly human experience in virtual reality," said OVR CEO Aaron Wisniewski.”
Axios - Published May 22, 2021 OVR Technology is bringing smell to virtual reality “VR can already simulate sight, sound and a sense of movement, but adding smell can help stimulate memories and emotional experiences, making virtual reality all the more real.”
Published May 21, 2021 - Lifewire Sascha Brodsky Why Smell Could Be the Future of VR “Scents are crucial to experiencing the world, cultural analyst Margaret J. King said in an email interview. Smell enhances memory because it’s part of the brainstem involved in survival, bypassing other brain...
Healthy Simulation Magazine - Published May 28, 2021 Lindsey Nolen VR Simulation Company Using Scent to Stimulate & Access Memory “OVR has simplified the brain’s natural system for interpreting scents and making sense of them by distinguishing them into two languages: one for humans and one for...