Virtual Reality, Training’s Future?

5 This paper focuses on some of the possible applications of smell and touch to virtual reality training tools. In the first part the author will specify the characteristics and the problems of realizing artificial smell and touch systems. After, he will introduce some studies where he or the research centers where he works are directly involved. Most of the studies are just at the beginning.

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