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The 2022 Auggie Awards | AR Post Jon Jaehnig AR Post June 8, 2022 OVR Technology won Best in Show VR at the 2022 Auggie Awards during the Augmented World Expo!
In modern life, we may regard pleasant smells—like fresh baked cookies or blossoming flowers—as lovely but superfluous. It is a luxury completely separate from the important work of seeing, hearing, and touching. But what's really going on when we inhale deeply and it brings a smile to your face?...
OVR Technology releases its ‘INHALE 3’ Virtual Reality scent platform for mental health and wellbeing June 7, 2022 Aguanix Sam Sprigg - Managing Editor “OVR is the first company with the right technology and the right approach to bring something to the marketplace that has never existed before...
We are unique. It is something that all of us are aware of and is an important part of defining our identity and how we go about the world. We can all point out differences in how we look, and how we interact, but there is a chemical composition that is also unique—how we smell. We call it our...
Santa Clara, California – OVR Technology (ovrtechnology.com), a leader in multisensory VR, has won Best in Show - Virtual Reality at the 2022 AWE USA Auggie Awards for its first-of-its-kind spatial scent technology for virtual reality. The annual awards are the most recognized AR & VR industry...
Published May 20, 2022 - The Future Party Startups hope to bring Smell-O-Vision to virtual life “Smell does more than just smell — it triggers olfactory neurons to “create unconscious, physiological responses.” If the metaverse is supposedly going to mimic the qualities of real life, it’s going to...
Published May 19, 2022 Tech Times - Griffin Davis OVR Technology's Virtual Olfactory Exhibit is a Metaverse Focusing on Smell! Here's How It Works “OVR Technology partnered with other companies and design firms to make the new smell-based metaverse.”
Published May/June 2022- Texas School or Business Classes in Calm “For several years, mental health experts have spoken out about the increased levels of stress and anxiety children are experiencing. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, adding more fuel to an already roaring fire.”
Experiences make us happier, according to research—and more so than acquiring material objects. There are two reasons for this: one, the excitement of the anticipation of the event, and second, experiences feel more engaging because they tap into our senses in compelling ways. For example, you hear...
Raise a flower to your nose and inhale deeply. What happens so that you can identify which type of flower it is based on its scent? Scent molecules are traveling up from the olfactory receptors in your nose to your brain, and more specifically to the hippocampus and limbic system. Remember, those...