User Perception of Media Content Association in Olfaction-Enhanced Multimedia

Abstract

Olfaction is an exciting challenge facing multimedia applications. In this paper we have investigated the user perception of the association between olfactory media content and video media content in olfactory-enhanced multimedia. Results show that that the association between scent and content has a significant impact on the user-perceived experience of olfactory-enhanced multimedia..

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“…The questionnaire survey shows that the association between scent and video content has a significant impact on the user-perceived experience [39]. The questionnaire survey shows that the association between scent and video content has a significant impact on the user-perceived experience [39].…”