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

Mimi Bocanegra; M. Lemke; Roelof A. J. de Vries; G Ludden

doi:10.1145/3536220.3563688

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

Mimi Bocanegra, M. Lemke^*, Roelof A. J. de Vries, G Ludden

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICMI 2022 - Companion Publication of the 2022 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction
Place of Publication	Bengalore, India
Publisher	ACM
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-9389-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3536220.3563688
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	ICMI 2022 : 24th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction - Bengaluru, India Duration: 7 Nov 2022 → 11 Nov 2022

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

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Conference	ICMI 2022 : 24th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction
Country/Territory	India
City	Bengaluru
Period	7/11/22 → 11/11/22

Keywords

human food practices
design prototype
commensality
eating alone
solo dining

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Bocanegra, M, Lemke, M, de Vries, RAJ & Ludden, G 2022, Mattpod: A Design Proposal for a Multi-Sensory Solo Dining Experience. in ICMI 2022 - Companion Publication of the 2022 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, ACM, Bengalore, India, ICMI 2022 : 24th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction , Bengaluru, India, 7/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1145/3536220.3563688

Mattpod: A Design Proposal for a Multi-Sensory Solo Dining Experience. / Bocanegra, Mimi; Lemke, M.; de Vries, Roelof A. J. et al.
ICMI 2022 - Companion Publication of the 2022 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction. Bengalore, India: ACM, 2022. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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