we've come to warwick university's festival bit different — games you can smell.he sniff test. is essentially how it works. of burning rubber, motor oil, and maybe just a hint of... yes. i think so. oh, there we go. oh, yeah. yeah! 0k. of the world's top tech products are showcased, of a star trek—like fully immersive holodeck, including all the smells of the last of us. and this is the gamesent, a box its makers say uses ai the perfect people along. teacher, shoubna. what are you smelling? what's it smell like? definitely good. driving, you can smell it, not as a distraction. definitely smell it. yes. there's some smells, like it's... it'sjust smells like it's... my students are watching me, so that's embarrassing. - yes, yeah. what are you getting? um, yeah... it's quite immersive in that sense, like, i i think i would actually. of embedded into this. of games, not just driving simulations, as well. - of research where these are being put to the test. trying to just create authentic virtual simulation. if you've got you've got the ability to simulate then you ca

we've come to warwick university's festival bit different — games you can smell.gaming the sniff test. this kit is still pretty experimental, but this is essentially how it works. you've got the smell in your bottle here. that's then sent by a fan down the tube to the player's nose and it's all synced up with the game you play. so in a racing game like this, you're getting whiffs of burning rubber, motor oil, and maybe just a hint of... oh, it's kind of like, it's like new car smell. yes. i think so. oh, there we go. i can smell it from here, to be honest. yeah! 0k. these won't be going on sale like this any time soon, but some big game makers are taking smells more seriously. yeah, i'm really getting that smell. at this year's consumer electronics show, where some playstation maker sony unveiled its concept including all the smells of the last of us. and this is the gamesent, a box its makers say uses ai to match smells to games like sea of thieves and call of duty. does smelling a game make it more immersive? time to put this all to the test and we've brought th