Mattpod

Mattpod: A Design Proposal for a Multi-Sensory Solo Dining Experience

Bocanegra, Mimi (University of Twente)
Lemke, M. (TU Delft Design Aesthetics)
de Vries, Roelof A. J. (University of Twente)
Ludden, G (University of Twente)

2022

The consumption of a meal is not just a bodily requirement but can also carry significant symbolic meaning. Solo dining is often contrasted to a shared eating experience and portrayed as an inferior way of eating a meal due to lacking essential social and normative qualities. Human-computer interaction research increasingly explores different ways of enhancing the solo dining experience. However, a focus seems to be on recreating aspects essential to the shared eating experience, such as a dining companion being present, rather than trying to enhance aspects that solo diners enjoy and, therefore, contribute to a reverie in eating. Based on earlier research findings, we developed a design concept that includes sound and visual elements supporting the multi-sensory eating experience and encouraging the user to concentrate on the food rather than seeking distraction. The formative usability evaluation results indicate that the proposed design needs further refinement to evoke the anticipated effect.

human food practices
design prototype
commensality
eating alone
solo dining

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:36d664d2-cb65-4f2a-9d3d-4a06757632ab

https://doi.org/10.1145/3536220.3563688

ACM-SIGCHI, Bengalore, India

978-1-4503-9389-8

ICMI 2022 - Companion Publication of the 2022 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction

ICMI 2022 : 24th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, 2022-11-07 → 2022-11-11, Bengaluru, India

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Institutional Repository

conference paper

© 2022 Mimi Bocanegra, M. Lemke, Roelof A. J. de Vries, G Ludden