1. ABSTRACT
The world in which we are living today is the world of virtual realities. The major
component responsible for this is the Babbage’s greatest invention The Computer.
Computer’s which were used only in some specific places like offices ,schools
have now come to our living room. The have a very reduced size and much more
efficiency. The internet has made everything possible. They both has already
interfered into our life due to their fast processing, speed and accuracy. We can
even see people who live in another continent. Nowadays, sound and picture is
what are being transmitted over the cables. This itself has created a great
sensation.! The senses of sound, touch and sight were being used in today’s
online communications. The ad’s of various gadgets like gears are around us today
that can give us the effect of virtual reality..virtual theater..but virtual feeling is not
complete without smell. Smell and taste is very much related with our feelings.
What if these senses are also transmittable through internet. It would be great to
feel the smell of the place in the movie while watching a movie, isn’t. This surely
will increase our virtual experience.! And that ‘s what is meant by this Digital
Scent Technology. This has been already been implemented in a movie in back
1950’s. But still it hasn’t been come popular in use as other’s. But it’s sure that this
technology will be implemented soon. Digital smell is a hardware software
combination, hardware producethe smell and the software evaluate the smell
equation and generate specific signals for specific smell and finally that smell will
be produced by the device. The hardware device is a device like speaker, like
speaker this device is also connected to the computer system. For this device there
is also a driver program which will evaluate the digital equation for generating
specific gas. And so we can send messages with the smell suiting the situation, we
can smell the scent of the food in the cookeryshows, we can smell the flowers in a
garden in our the movie we watch and much more. Digital Scent Technology will
make the virtual world complete..!!
CONTENTS ADDED TO SEMINAR
INTRODUCTION
2. PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SMELL
EVOLUTION OF DIGITAL SMELL(HISTORY): IN DETAIL
(from 1950 onwards)
(Along with inventions and inventors)
PRINCIPLES FOLLOWED
HARDWARE DEVICES USED
TYPES OF SENSORS USED
BROADCASTING OF SMELL
DIGITAL SCENT COMMUNICATION(with model block diagram and different
prototypes)
AT PRESENT
APPLICATIONS
EFFECTS OOF DIGITAL SMELL FOR DIFFERENT SITES
FACILLITIES
LIMITATIONS
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
FUTURE
CONCLUSION.