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    Area of Science:

    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Neuroscience
    • Sensory Science

    Background:

    • Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) offer potential for altering taste perception.
    • Multisensory integration (MSI) of olfaction, gustation, and vision is crucial but not fully understood in AR/VR.
    • Existing AR/VR taste applications lack comprehensive exploration of sensory interactions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate if participants integrate congruent visual-olfactory stimuli during taste perception in VR.
    • To determine if vision guides MSI under congruent and incongruent sensory conditions.
    • To assess the impact of congruent cues on basic tastes versus complex flavors in a VR setting.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants consumed a tasteless food product within a VR environment.
    • Congruent and incongruent visual and olfactory stimuli were presented.
    • Participant detection and reliance on sensory cues were measured during food identification tasks.

    Main Results:

    • Participants did not consistently detect congruent visual-olfactory stimuli when eating tasteless food.
    • Vision did not dominate MSI when participants encountered incongruent tri-modal cues.
    • Influencing complex flavors proved more challenging than basic tastes using congruent sensory cues.

    Conclusions:

    • Multisensory integration in AR/VR is complex and does not always follow expected patterns.
    • Vision's dominance in MSI may be context-dependent, especially with conflicting sensory information.
    • Findings provide foundational insights for developing future human-food interaction in extended reality (XR).