Affiliation:
1. University of Sussex, East Sussex, United Kingdom
2. University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
3. University College of London, London, United Kingdom
Abstract
Previous research has shown the influence of smell on emotions, memories, and body image. However, most of this work has taken place in laboratory settings and little is known about the influence of smell in real-world environments. In this article, we present novel insights gained from a field study investigating the emotional effect of smell on memories and body image. Taking inspiration from the cultural design probes approach, we designed QuintEssence, a probe package that includes three scents and materials to complete three tasks over a period of four weeks. Here, we describe the design of QuintEssence and the main findings based on the outcomes of the three tasks and a final individual interview. The findings show similar results between participants based on the scent. For example, with cinnamon, participants experienced feelings of warmth, coziness, happiness, and relaxation; they recalled blurred memories of past moments about themselves and reported a general feeling of being calm and peaceful towards their bodies. Our findings open up new design spaces for multisensory experiences and inspire future qualitative explorations beyond laboratory boundaries.
Funder
European Research Council – ERC
European Union's Horizon 2020
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Subject
Human-Computer Interaction
Cited by
6 articles.
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