Potential applications for virtual and augmented reality technologies in sensory science

EC Crofton, C Botinestean, M Fenelon… - Innovative Food Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sensory science has advanced significantly in the past decade and is quickly evolving to
become a key tool for predicting food product success in the marketplace. Increasingly …

Digitizing the chemical senses: Possibilities & pitfalls

C Spence, M Obrist, C Velasco… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Many people are understandably excited by the suggestion that the chemical senses can be
digitized; be it to deliver ambient fragrances (eg, in virtual reality or health-related …

Digital sensory marketing: Integrating new technologies into multisensory online experience

O Petit, C Velasco, C Spence - Journal of Interactive …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
People are increasingly purchasing (eg, food, clothes) and consuming (eg, movies, courses)
online where, traditionally, the sensory interaction has mostly been limited to visual, and to a …

The effects of augmented reality mobile app advertising: Viral marketing via shared social experience

EC Sung - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Augmented reality (AR) tools can increase the effectiveness of traditional marketing
approaches. This study tests the effectiveness of AR advertising in the specific context of …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of scent on virtual reality experiences: The role of aroma-content congruence

C Flavián, S Ibáñez-Sánchez, C Orús - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
We live in a multisensory world. Our experiences are constructed by the stimulation of all our
senses. Nevertheless, digital interactions are mainly based on audiovisual elements, while …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual technologies in supporting sustainable consumption: From a single-sensory stimulus to a multi-sensory experience

T Laukkanen, N Xi, H Hallikainen, N Ruusunen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Virtual technologies will change the way we consume in the digital environment in the future.
Such technologies can provide consumers with a multi-sensory experience in contrast to the …

Touching the untouchable: exploring multi-sensory augmented reality in the context of online retailing

J Heller, M Chylinski, K de Ruyter, D Mahr, DI Keeling - Journal of Retailing, 2019 - Elsevier
Mental intangibility during product evaluation remains one of the greatest drawbacks for
online purchasing. However, emerging multi-sensory Augmented Reality (m-AR) …

Multisensory technology for flavor augmentation: a mini review

C Velasco, M Obrist, O Petit, C Spence - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
There is growing interest in the development of new technologies that capitalize on our
emerging understanding of the multisensory influences on flavor perception in order to …

How to design a virtual reality experience that impacts the consumer engagement: the case of the virtual supermarket

MG Violante, E Vezzetti, P Piazzolla - International Journal on Interactive …, 2019 - Springer
The paper examines the effect of the recent VR technologies on consumers behaviour
providing guidelines to design a rich and immersive environment that is able to deliver high …

Measuring online sensory consumer experience: introducing the online sensory marketing index (OSMI) as a structural modeling approach

K Hamacher, R Buchkremer - Journal of Theoretical and Applied …, 2022 - mdpi.com
We present a novel quantitative approach to assessing sensory components on e-
commerce websites. The Online Sensory Marketing Index (OSMI) provides a valuable …