@inproceedings{f55a02c0d75145cda34be144be19065e,
title = "Smell Above All: Envisioning Smell-Centred Future Worlds",
abstract = "Take a deep breath; what do you smell? While sight and hearing dominate our perceptions, the sense of smell is often overlooked, even undervalued. However, the importance of our sense of smell goes beyond detecting odours. It shapes our emotions, memories, behaviour, and quality of life. Recent advances in olfactory interfaces have sparked discussions about the future of smell in human-computer interaction. While efforts mainly focus on the realization of new olfactory interfaces, here we collectively explore alternative worlds centred around the sense of smell. First, we conducted a design futuring workshop involving individuals with varying smell capabilities and expertise to envision and discuss smell-centred futures. Then, through iterative reflection, we arrived at three smell worlds presented as narratives and visuals. From this conceptual work, we offer new perspectives and generative possibilities for design research that prioritizes our noses.",
keywords = "Design fction, Design futuring, Future Worlds, Narratives, Odour space, Odours design, Olfaction, Olfactory experiences, Smell, Speculative design",
author = "Ceylan Be{\c s}evli and Giada Brianza and Christopher Dawes and Nonna Shabanova and Sanjoli Mathur and Matthias Lechner and Emanuela Maggioni and Duncan Boak and Carl Philpott and Schieck, {Ava Fatah Gen} and Marianna Obrist",
note = "Funding Information: We extend our sincere gratitude to our workshop participants for their invaluable contributions and unwavering dedication to pushing the boundaries of smell. Additionally, we would like to express our appreciation to Ana Marques for her outstanding scribing efforts and assistance during the workshop. Furthermore, we are grateful to Dr. Peter Bloomfeld for his insightful discussions on smell care. Lastly, we thank the members of Fifth Sense for their continuous support of the Smell Care Project. This research is part of \{"}I-smell: Engaging Users in Smell Self Care at Home\{"} project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of UKRI and the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), EP/W031574/1 and based on the outcome from the European Research Council Proof-of-Concept (ERC PoC) SmellHealth award (966774). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).",
year = "2024",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1145/3643834.3660699",
language = "English",
isbn = "979-8-4007-0583-0",
series = "Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2024",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)",
pages = "2530--2544",
editor = "Anna Vallg{\aa}rda and Li J{\"o}nsson and Jonas Fritsch and {Fdili Alaoui}, Sarah and {Le Dantec}, {Christopher A.}",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2024",
address = "United States",
}