Problem
Climatise Scent started from a simple interaction design question: can smell change how people experience temperature and comfort? Instead of treating scent as decoration, we explored it as a material that could influence perception through the trigeminal nerve and create a different relationship between body, environment, and digital systems.
My Role
I focused on the bridge between sensory research and usable interaction. I researched olfaction and trigeminal pathways, helped choose peppermint and black pepper as test scents, and worked on the wearable form so the prototype felt understandable rather than experimental for the sake of novelty.
"The key design challenge was not only releasing scent. It was making scent feel like a meaningful part of the interaction."
Key Decisions & Learning
Delivering scent had to be noticeable without becoming distracting. I explored airflow-based vaporization, scent switching, and ambient temperature logic as ways to control timing and intensity. The project taught me that multisensory design needs careful calibration: a smell can support an experience, but if the timing or intensity is wrong it can easily take over the whole interaction.
Creating Climatise Scent was an exciting process. I combined technology with the sense of smell and saw how a sensory idea could become a working interaction prototype.