Back in 2015, Feelreal introduced a VR mask prototype designed to enhanced virtual experiences with scent. Years later, Feelreal is preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign for its innovative virtual reality headset with a scent generator.
The novel VR headset boasts the ability to hold replaceable cartridges and aroma capsules, which have the potential to greatly immerse people in virtual worlds with the smells of everything from burned rubber and gunpowder to soothing lavender. Ultimately, Feelreal plans to launch a storefront of hundreds of perfumer-developed scents that can be mixed and matched to deepen VR experiences. Notably, the scents that Feelreal works with are comparable to those used in the food industry and safe to inhale.
The VR mask also integrates other deeply immersive haptic features that release mist, heat, wind and vibration.
Multi-Sensory VR Masks
Feelreal's Headset Integrates a Scent Generator with Replaceable Cartridges
Trend Themes
1. Multi-sensory VR Experiences - Integrating scents and other haptic features into VR masks enhances virtual experiences by engaging multiple senses.
2. Scent-enhanced Virtual Reality - The use of replaceable scent cartridges in VR headsets creates the opportunity for users to customize their virtual environments with various smells.
3. Perfumer-developed VR Scents - The launch of a storefront with hundreds of perfumer-developed scents for VR masks allows for a more immersive and personalized virtual reality experience.
Industry Implications
1. Virtual Reality - Integrating scent generators and other haptic features into VR headsets disrupts the virtual reality industry by providing a more immersive and realistic experience.
2. Perfume - Collaborating with perfumers to develop scents for VR masks creates new opportunities for the perfume industry to expand into the virtual reality market.
3. Gaming - Incorporating scents and haptic features into VR gaming headsets opens up new possibilities for creating more interactive and realistic gaming experiences.