Virtual Crafting Experience: Hand Motion and Scent Stimulation in Conjunction with a Promotional Video for Improving Interest

Crafting workshops are useful methods for the promotion of products because it can let customers know about the technical and social appeal of the product. In this study, we have developed simple, portable, and active multisensory VR systems of crafting experiences for product promotion. It comprises a video of crafting a wooden object with scent and hand motion synchronized with the video. The result of the product evaluations demonstrated positive effects, wherein the participants were found to be more attracted to the product in the video, where only scent or haptic stimulations were presented. However, the result also indicated that there is a negative synergetic effect when two stimulations were simultaneously presented.