BURLINGTON, Vt. – May 19, 2026 OVR Technology, pioneers in digital scent technology, will unleash a new era for immersive storytelling when the Omara Scent Display for Gaming launches later this year. Gamers can get their hands on it early with a Kickstarter campaign launching today at kickstarter.com/projects/omara/the-omara-scent-display-for-gaming.
The campaign launches with backer tiers starting with a VIP bundle at $249 that includes the Omara, a stand, and a Common Scents cassette. Additional tiers include:
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An Early Access tier, limited to the earliest backers at $299, includes the same rewards as the VIP bundle and is available through May 22.
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A 100-unit Launch Bundle at $549 includes the Omara, a stand, one Common Scents cassette, plus all nine launch titles.
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Two different Scent Engineer tiers for the most dedicated fans. Available for $3,000 each, backers will have the chance to co-design the scent integration for an upcoming game title and earn an in-game credit as a "Scent Engineer."
Full details about tiers and additional bundles are available on the campaign page.
“The Omara brings the missing sense to video games: scent," said Dave Stiller, CEO & Co-Founder of OVR. "It represents a leap forward in interactive storytelling — adding emotional depth, physicality, and a layer of immersion that players have never had access to before. From adventures and RPGs to sims, survival, and cozy games — and entirely new scent-native genres we haven't even imagined yet — we’re helping players feel the worlds, moments, and emotions of games in entirely new ways.”
How the Omara Works
Our sense of smell evolved with the unique power to evoke vivid emotions and memories. The Omara leverages this process with tight control over the amount of scent molecules for each in-game cue, and delivers them with an unprecedented level of accuracy and speed, then clears them instantly to avoid lingering distractions, creating the ideal environment for gamers to feel maximum immersion and realism.
The compact device sits on your desktop and connects to your PC gaming system, and is designed to blend into your setup. This makes the addition of scent an easy and seamless experience. In-game environments and player actions trigger a scent event – the pine of a forest, the smoke of a campfire, the salt air of an open ocean – the Omara releases the corresponding scent from an interchangeable cassette into your space within 500 milliseconds – fast enough that your brain doesn't notice the cue, it just believes the world. Our team of neuroscientists, chemists, master perfumers, and olfaction experts designed each of the base 16 scents and the gameplay triggers to bring you into the worlds of your favorite video games, while forming new emotional bonds and memories within the gameplay.
Each cassette is loaded with 16 distinct scents (enabling dozens of scent experiences) and can support 100 hours of gameplay. As the game library grows, new cassette packs will bring scent to new genres, new worlds, and new experiences.
See the Omara Scent Display in Action
https://www.youtube.com/@OVROmara
https://www.ovrtechnology.com/press-kit
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About OVR Technology
OVR Technology was founded to advance the human experience through the intersection of technology, product design, and the art and science of olfaction, with the mission to create a whole new era for digital immersion through scent. The team, led by digital scent industry veterans Sam Wisniewski and Dave Stiller, is made up of leading experts (neuroscientists, engineers, designers) in digital scent technology who have cracked the code to finally bring this experience to gamers in a fresh, accessible, and meaningful way – with a strong focus on enabling multisensory, spatial, and action-based opportunities for game developers.