The Human Senses Meet Technology

Do you remember the one time you forgot your smartphone at home, the Internet connection did not work, or your computer just did not turn on? Many of us have experienced those frustrating, almost desperate moments. And yet, we crave for new ways of interacting with and through technology. This chapter illustrates how the senses are increasingly meeting technology and how our experiences are moving from reality, to mixed reality (involving both physical and digital worlds), to full virtuality (digital only). It presents a selection of eight representative examples where technology enables the design of multisensory experiences along the reality–virtuality continuum.