May 30, 2007
Analysis of Casino Design
>from 10 things 2007 a class with Michael Shanks about design
It has even been reported that casinos have attempted to manipulate the air circulation in order to affect the behavior of gamblers. They may add extra oxygen to the circulation to keep gamblers more alert, or even add pheromones that make people feel more relaxed and at ease. Casinos vehemently deny these allegations; however, companies marketing these technologies do exist and do make sales to casinos. Enhanced Air Technologies, a Vancouver-based company that markets a pheromone air-circulation system, states that the technology was initially developed upon request from a Las Vegas casino. According to Nigel Malkin, EAT’s director of development, “The compound doesn't cause consumers to get into a spending frenzy so much as it causes them feel more at ease in an environment and more receptive to sales messages.”
The interior of the Venetian hotel on the Las Vegas Strip is a stunning example of how far casino designers may go to create an artificial environment for patrons.
http://shl.stanford.edu:3455/TenThings/1278
>related fom 2004 LoveScent Forums' discussion on phermones
http://www.pherolibrary.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-10957.html
>also from 2004: "Enhanced Air Technologies decided to remove our Commecaire pheromone products from the market voluntarily in January of this year (2004), only two weeks after our official product launch.While the Commercaire product is a harmless blend of naturally occurring pheromones, we had not foreseen how controversial the product would be. Nor had we foreseen some of the potential negative ramifications or potential misuses of our product line by various industries. Finally, a few concerned consumers and consumer groups contacted us to raise concerns that we shared about potential misuse of our products.
more: http://www.pherolibrary.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10957
~As mentioned on network tv.
Commercaire simply changed its marketing strategy, or did they really stop producing phermones for casinos and other businesses?
(He had the air about him of a Vegas tourist: bankrupt but upbeat, ya'know?)
Posted by Stubbornson at May 30, 2007 05:15 PM