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Nose Gym: An Interactive Smell Training Solution

Authors:

Ceylan Beşevli,

Christopher Dawes,

Ava Fatah Gen. Schieck,

Emanuela Maggioni,

Marianna ObristAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Article No.: 464, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3583906

Published: 19 April 2023 Publication History

Abstract

When was the last time you had your sense of smell checked? Smell is one of the most neglected senses in daily life and in HCI. In Europe and the USA, around 22% of the general adult population has some form of smell dysfunction. This number rises to 75% for people aged between 70–80 years and negatively impacts peoples’ quality of life and well-being. Regular smell training can make a difference. Today, smell training is done by sniffing essential oils in jars or scented pens. Based on advances in digital technology, we present a new interactive smell training solution to help people train their nose. At CHI, users will have a chance to try out the scent-delivery device and companion App at the ‘Nose Gym’ booth. We will combine the interactivity with additional information on the I-smell project that is using this digital smell training solution in a real-world deployment to establish a culture of care for our sense of smell.

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Index Terms

Nose Gym: An Interactive Smell Training Solution
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interactive systems and tools
      1. User interface toolkits

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CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Qin L(2024)Seent: Interfacing Gamified Olfactory TrainingAdjunct Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology10.1145/3672539.3686356(1-3)Online publication date: 13-Oct-2024
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Beşevli CBrianza GDawes CShabanova NMathur SLechner MMaggioni EBoak DPhilpott CFatah Gen. Schieck AObrist M(2024)Smell Above All: Envisioning Smell-Centred Future WorldsProceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3643834.3660699(2530-2544)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3643834.3660699
Restrepo GPrakash EDashti SCastillo S. AGómez JOviedo LFloyd JAycardi JTrejos JGonzález JSierra MNavarro-Newball A(2024)Extended Realities for Sensorially Diverse ChildrenIEEE Computer Graphics and Applications10.1109/MCG.2024.341969944:4(26-39)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/MCG.2024.3419699

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