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Gravitamine spice: a system that changes the perception of eating through virtual weight sensation

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Masaharu Hirose,

Masahiko InamiAuthors Info & Claims

AH '15: Proceedings of the 6th Augmented Human International Conference

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2735711.2735795

Published: 09 March 2015 Publication History

Abstract

The flavor of food is not just limited to the sense of taste, but also it changes according to the perceived information from other perception such as the auditory, visual, tactile senses, or through individual experiences or cultural background, etc. We proposed "Gravitamine Spice", a system that focuses on the cross-modal interaction between our perception; mainly the weight of food we perceived when we carry the utensils. This system consists of a fork and a seasoning called the "OMOMI". User can change the weight of the food by sprinkling seasoning onto it. Through this sequence of actions, users can enjoy different dining experiences, which may change the taste of their food or the feeling towards the food when they are chewing it.

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AH '15: Proceedings of the 6th Augmented Human International Conference

March 2015

241 pages

ISBN:9781450333498

DOI:10.1145/2735711

General Chairs:
Suranga Nanayakkara
Singapore University of Technology and Design (Singapore)
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Georgia Institute of Technology & National University of Singapore (Singapore)
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The University of Tokyo (Japan)
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Jochen Huber
MIT Media Lab & Singapore University of Technology and Design (Singapore)
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Bing-Yu Chen
National Taiwan University (Taiwan)

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