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No Pie in the (Digital) Sky: Co-Imagining the Food Metaverse

Covaci, Alexandra, Alhasan, Khawla, Loonker, Mayank, Farrell, Bernardine, Tabbaa, Luma, Ppali, Sophia, Ang, Chee Siang (2023) No Pie in the (Digital) Sky: Co-Imagining the Food Metaverse. In: CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 8. pp. 1-17. ACM ISBN 978-1-4503-9421-5. (doi:10.1145/3544548.3581305) (KAR id:101190)

Abstract

Human behaviour and habits co-evolve with technology, and the metaverse is poised to become a key player in reshaping how we live our everyday life. Given the importance of food in our daily lives, we ask: how will our relationships with food be transformed by the metaverse, and what are the promises and pitfalls of this technology? To answer this, we propose a co-design study that reveals the important elements people value in their daily interactions with food. We then present a speculative catalogue of novel metaverse food experiences, and insights from discussing these ideas with food designers, anthropologists and metaverse experts. Our work aims to provide designers with inspirations for building a metaverse that: provides inclusive opportunities for the future of food; helps re-discover the forgotten or lost knowledge about food; facilitates the exploration, excitement and joy of eating; and reinvigorates the ways that food can soothe and heal.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Proceeding)
DOI/Identification number: 10.1145/3544548.3581305
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science)
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Computing
Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation
SWORD Depositor: JISC Publications Router
Depositing User: JISC Publications Router
Date Deposited: 12 May 2023 14:49 UTC
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2024 13:27 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/101190 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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