Yanan Wang
Judith Amores
ABSTRACT
On-face wearables are currently limited to piercings, tattoos, or interactive makeup that aesthetically enhances the user, and have been minimally used for scent-delivery methods. However, on-face scent interfaces could provide an advantage for personal scent delivery in comparison with other modalities or body locations since they are closer to the nose. In this paper, we present the mechanical and industrial design details of a series of form factors for on-face olfactory wearables that are lightweight and can be adhered to the skin or attached to glasses or piercings. We assessed the usability of three prototypes by testing with 12 participants in a within-subject study design while they were interacting in pairs at a close personal distance. We compare two of these designs with an "off-face" olfactory necklace and evaluate their social acceptance, comfort as well as perceived odor intensity for both the wearer and observer.
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This ZIP file includes 10 files: One JPG file shows the 3D-printed design explorations; the other image shows the diagram of on-face olfactory interfaces; one 3dm file(could be viewed by Rhinoceros 3D) shows all the 3D models we used for the user study. Six PDF files are the surveys of the user study, including "Wearing Glasses", "Wearing Necklace", "Wearing on-skin prototype", "Perception of others glasses", "Perception of others necklace" and "Perception of others on-skin prototype". One short video (.mp4) shows the design process of the prototypes and the user study.
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