Scentisizer, an olfactory installation by Professor Rodolphe el-Khoury (Daniels/Khoury Levit Fong) and Nashid Nabian, is featured in the ACADIA 2010 LIFE in:formation conference exhibition Evolutive Means: On Adaptation and Selection in Architectural Design, on view October 22 - November 5, Pratt Institute, New York.

Scentisizer allows for the orchestration and delivery of complex fragrances by giving precise control over the constitution and diffusion of scent accords in dynamic compositions. A tangible interface combines haptic and graphic features for managing an array of sixty-four scent dispensers that maps a wide-ranging olfactory field. Users can manipulate individual scent containers, much like organ stops, to compose and time an accord in a direct and intuitive fashion. They can also control them with greater complexity and precision by means of a digital graphic user interface that allows for multi-channeled sequencing and modulation of scent tones and dynamics. The analogue controls provide the haptic means for tangibly sculpting and visualizing olfactory phenomena while the digital features add functionality and web connectivity, allowing Scentisizer to perform digitized olfactory scores stored locally or accessed wirelessly.

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