A bunch of people have replied to this thread that OBVIOUSLY did not read the original post. This is very interesting. If I were you, I wouldn't be them.
Friday, December 25th 2009.
In my Christmas stocking I received a boat load of chocolate, a book, chocolate reindeer mint hand sanitizer (smells super awesome), and, the point of the story, an Axe Dry "Chocolate" deodorant. Now for starters, axe chocolate smells pretty good for a cheap Axe product, at least compared to other Axe stuff. But the Axe Dry version of axe chocolate (conventional deodorant, not body spray) smells a hell load better than any other deodorant that I have used. Of course, having a new, nice smelling deodorant, I put it on all the usual places and under my nose, since I liked the smell so much. Later, after eating breakfast until my stomach burst from all the crepes filled with whipped cream and syrup, we opened presents. The present I specifically asked for that year was Assassins Creed II for my Xbox 360. Lucky for me, I got what I asked for, along with many other things as well of course.
That day I played Assassins Creed II for a long time and got about 1/5 through the game (or something like that, 2009 of course, I don't remember.) This is the moment that started it. The moment I opened the main menu my brain made the connection somehow that Assassin's Creed II smells like Axe Chocolate! Of course I used that deodorant all week and I played AC2 all week, that's really what made the two completely different things become connected in my mind.
Now, years after the connection was made, Dry Axe Chocolate, whenever I smell it, reminds me COMPLETELY of the most amazing moments in Assassin's Creed II. Its as if AC2 shoots up my nose and into my train of thought. Axe Chocolate gives me a bombardment of nostalgia! Axe Chocolate, to me, SMELLS like Assassins Creed II! I am not fibbing!
Now, I've done some thinking. You probably need a smell that you have never smelled before. You probably need to smell it constantly during the first few days of gameplay, at least (you won't smell it at all after about 10 mins but your brain will still be associating the smell with Skyrim). And it probably needs to be associated with MUSIC. When I smell Axe Chocolate my brain starts playing the main http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0i6YFrSs6c.
Now, I've done some more thinking. I would really like to have my brain associate some nice smell with The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim. I thought that after you guys heard my story, that you would like to also.
I will go out into the forest and gather some dry woodland like smelling plants, and let them dry. Then I will lie in bed and think about Skyrim while listening to Skyrim's soundtrack and smelling the plants. I might find another smell. The stronger the better, the nicer the better.
What smell will you try to associate with Skyrim?
Edit: Apart from dragon poo?
This is one of the damnedest things Ive read on this forum. I am very interested in trying this out. Now I completely understand the effect of associating a smell or color or whatever to a memory. But I have never thought of doing it purposefully and let alone for a video game.... Hmmm. Ok, Im in brother. But what smell could I use. I guess it should be a smell I dont already have associations with, but it should be common enough that you will experience it every now and then in the coming years... hmmm.... Lavender as you suggested isnt a bad option. I could get a couple of those lavender type room scent products and only have them open when I am playing. If I can do that for a few weeks it should work. COOL!
Nice post Mankar!
edit: I just had a thought.... After you have created the association in your brain and bridged the memory of Skyrim and lavender for instance. What if you leave the smell to waft every now and then when you sleep.... Would you have Skyrim dreams? This topic needs to be brought back just before release to try out and set up some experiments.
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