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024 7 |a 10.3390/educsci15101386  |2 doi 
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100 1 |a Li, Wenhao 
245 1 |a Beyond Visuals and Audio: What Is the Effect of Olfactory Stimulus in Immersive Virtual Reality Fire Safety Training? 
260 |b MDPI AG  |c 2025 
513 |a Journal Article 
520 3 |a Immersive virtual reality (IVR) has demonstrated significant potential in educational contexts. Nonetheless, prior IVR implementations have primarily focused on visual and auditory simulations, neglecting olfaction, which has limited immersive learning. To address this gap, we conducted an experimental study involving 64 students to examine the impact of integrating olfactory stimulus into IVR systems for fire safety training. Participants were randomly assigned to the control group (without olfactory stimulus, n = 32) or the experimental group (with olfactory stimulus, n = 32). The results indicated that the integration of olfactory stimulus significantly promoted high-arousal positive emotions, increased sense of presence, and reduced cognitive load—although it did not significantly improve learning performance. Thematic analysis further revealed that the incorporation of olfactory stimulus provided learners with an immersive learning experience. Moreover, this IVR system with olfactory stimulus had a high quality of experience. These findings have significant implications for the practice of learning in IVR and multisensory learning theory. 
653 |a Memory 
653 |a School environment 
653 |a Senses 
653 |a Knowledge acquisition 
653 |a Brain 
653 |a Cognitive load 
653 |a Fire prevention 
653 |a Realism 
653 |a Emotions 
653 |a Virtual reality 
653 |a Cognition & reasoning 
653 |a Educational objectives 
653 |a Safety training 
653 |a Learning 
653 |a Education 
653 |a Chemosensory perception 
653 |a Educational technology 
653 |a Qualitative research 
653 |a Computer Simulation 
653 |a Instructional Improvement 
653 |a Recall (Psychology) 
653 |a Literature Reviews 
653 |a Creativity Tests 
653 |a Control Groups 
653 |a Influence of Technology 
653 |a Experimental Groups 
653 |a Learning Processes 
653 |a Cognitive Processes 
653 |a Learning Theories 
653 |a Musical Instruments 
653 |a Meta Analysis 
653 |a Psychological Patterns 
653 |a Instructional Effectiveness 
653 |a Cues 
653 |a Emotional Response 
653 |a Outcomes of Education 
653 |a Educational Environment 
653 |a Cognitive Ability 
653 |a Fire Protection 
653 |a Fidelity 
653 |a Constructivism (Learning) 
700 1 |a Gu Tingxuan 
700 1 |a Li, Qian 
700 1 |a Leng Ruoqi 
773 0 |t Education Sciences  |g vol. 15, no. 10 (2025), p. 1386-1403 
786 0 |d ProQuest  |t Education Database 
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