[Poll] What kind of smell do you want to use for which VR content?

This poll misses the smell of rain, also known as petrichor.

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one more person chiming in to say themed packs is the way to go . skyrim/ fantasy pack. etc

half these choices… a restaurant menu pack ??

skip specifics and aim for general environments. e.g.

tavern not whiskey.

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Wow, I learnt something today, have a like.

Also didn’t know there was a specific word for this and i would say it’s the best rain smell there is. It feels, i don’t know, liberating.

Honey Select, VR Kanojo. Virt-A-Mate. Pretty sure you are familiar with these.

A few of these, yes of course! :slight_smile:

Just sadly realised this forum is 100% male wtf…

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IL-2 Great Battle Series (combat flight and tank simulators)
Some of these are not on the list but I assume that’s what you are looking for as part of Q1.

  1. Engine oil
  2. Engine exhaust fumes
  3. Gunpowder/Fire
  4. Fabric (heavy cotton and canvas)
  5. Leather

1&2 was prevalent in many propeller driven aircraft. 3 would occur in many fighter aircraft with engine cowling guns. 4&5 are constant smells while in the cockpit or tank.

Smoke would be another smell that would send strong signals to the brain but it is not generic. For example oil, wood, electrical, etc. are all very distinct.

The IL-2 Great Battles series is considered by many with VR as one of the best implementations of VR for a game.

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Yeah. Me too. There must be women in VR industry right? Not just in porn. Makes me indeed a bit sad to see a girls smell, and noone really objects. But are giggly a lot as if they were a teenager … :disappointed:

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Funny enough last video i seen xunshu is a girl and she did brought this list. I did make a joke about the smell of girl if only because even tho as of right now there is 42% vote on it, i just don’t know what ppl expect out of that. Maybe it’s because i don’t like the smell of perfume. But even if they release that i just wont get it so i don’t see the issue. To each is own. I’m pretty sure there aren’t just guys around. I do hope girls wont get too offended by it. Not worth it. Guy will be guy.

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The smell of girl ,thats just funny because they never admit it ,thats right every time ive asked its just “ that wasnt me “ fard thats just so funny i dont mean to sound dismisive maybe perfume ,fard ha :joy:

Go,s to eat the virtual cucumber WTF smell of girl :joy::rofl::joy:

I think @deletedpimaxrep1 is a grown up woman above 18 years. An adult.

A girl is a child. Under 18 years.
A woman is a grown-up. Above 18 years of age.

Smell of girls. Ha! A big marketing NoNo-failure. Don’t even think about it.
It might be culture related, but I highly doubt in China there are no laws against children/adult relations

It is weird that smell of little female children is included in the list of smells. It has to be language problem, else I don’t think this smell unit is going to sell. Or maybe just for perverts and pedophiles.

English isn’t my native language so to me girl pretty much = female but if girl is used on purpose to mean young woman for marketing now i do see a problem.

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No worries. You don’t have to make money of this smell unit :slight_smile:

Pimax should worry on their lack of knowledge of English language though.

Besides that, I’d like to know what the reasons for these smells are. What is even all the smells smell like?

@deletedpimaxrep1 is not clear on e.g. ‘Ocean’ Is that a salty breeze, or just smelling like fish?
And what is soil? Is it also grass? Or just plain dirt on the road?

I have no interest in a scent module.

I see it as immersion killer, not adding to immersion. When my consciousness acknowledges a spray of artificial flavourings or essential oil it will completely pull me out of my vr world, as never in any game was I expecting someone to spray smelly chemicals in my face.
Scent is a very deep and primordial sense for me that relies on wafts of minute amounts of complex, genuine scents on the wind. I could never stand air fresheners or other silly artificial smelly things. I don’t like perfumes. I vomit at the smell of fly spray.
Spraying artificial flavours or even essential oils at me will be a negative experience and kill my immersion.
So, how about the stuff we all want- deluxe audio strap, controllers, base stations…how are they coming along?

A scent module is useless if no game supports it. What is Pimax doing to ensure wide adoption? I guarantee if it is up to specific devs to implement we will get 1 or 2 tech demos before the module fades away into mediocrity.

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My expectation is that the scent module is most likely to see use in commercial settings, like VR amusement parks or product demos, if it is used anywhere. It’s too gimmicky to find much use in home VR setups.

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@deletedpimaxrep1

We want the smell that causes you to focus on making a headset instead of accessories.

Tell them to make that smell.

I want to smell my 8k in August :smiley:

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