Smell-o-VR? Vt. Company Aims to Make Virtual Reality More Realistic Through Scent

A startup tech company in Vermont wants to change the way people experience virtual reality, by adding a new dimension: scent. The O in OVR Technology stands for olfactory — your sense of smell — aiming to make VR, or virtual reality, more realistic. “It’s a mix of art and science,” said Sarah Socia, the scent scientist at the Burlington-based…