What the hell is Olfactory Computing?

[geeza]

Ive got some lecture notes and one of the points against using Virtual Reality says

How and when to use "Olfactory Computing" (Shneiderman and Plaisant 2005)


Ive tried google and cant find much

 

[geeza]

yeh that looks like it, thanks (both)

god, i wish they would spell words right. Would make things a lot easier

 

[geeza]

Shneiderman, B., Plaisant, C.: Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction; Addison-Wesley, 1987. Fourth edition with Catherine Plaisant as co-author 2004: ISBN 0-321-26978-0.

thanks. Not got enough time to get this book out (again) and look up olfactory computing. Ill just mention it in the exam and says its about smells