Paper Info
Title
Using olfactory media cues in e-learning - perspectives from an empirical investigation.
Abstract
People interact with computers using their senses. Currently, in a digital context, traditional digital media like videos and images used to convey information to users, and these media can be used as a source of information. However, relatively few studies have been conducted on olfactory media as a source of information in a digital context. In this paper, we report on a study that examined the possibility of using olfactory media as a source of information and whether its usage as informational cues enhances learning performance and user Quality of Experience (QoE). To this end, an olfactory-enhanced quiz (web-based) was developed about four countries. The quiz contained different types of questions employing four types of digital media in their contents: text, image, audio and olfactory media. Four scents were used that were considered to be related to the respective countries. Sixty-four participants were invited to our experiment to evaluate this application. Our results revealed that usage of olfactory media synchronised with traditional digital media had a significant impact on learner performance compared to the case when no olfactory media was employed. In respect of user QoE, it was found that olfactory media influenced users positively; moreover, they were passionate about engaging with enhanced olfactory applications in the future.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1007/s11042-020-08763-3
MULTIMEDIA TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Olfactory media,Olfactory cues,Traditional digital media,Learner performance,Quality of experience
Journal
79.0
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
27-28
1380-7501
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Anas Ali Alkasasbeh101.01
G. Ghinea226126.74