A new era in video games: Köln showcases a device that brings the smell of grass, seawater and gunpowder into your room
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- German startup ZESTUM presented its Scentbar device at Gamescom in Cologne.
- The device adds smell to video games, including scents of freshly cut grass, seawater and gunpowder.
Video games can already be seen, heard and felt through vibration. At the world’s largest gaming fair in Cologne, a German startup presented a device that adds another sense: smell.
ZESTUM’s artificial-intelligence-powered Scentbar lets players experience scents including freshly cut grass, seawater and gunpowder.
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