Gravitamine Spice : A System that Changes the Perception of Eating through Virtual Weight Sensation(<Special Issue>Haptic Contents)

Abstract

The flavor of food is not just limited to the sense of taste, however it changes according to the perceived information from other perception such as from the auditory, visual, tactile sense or through individual experience or cultural background etc. Our proposed entertainment system "Gravitamine Spice" focuses on the cross modal of our perception, where we perceive the weight of food when we carry the utensil. This system consist of a fork and a seasoning called the "OMOMI". User can change the weight of the food when flaking the seasoning onto it. Through this sequence of actions, user can enjoy a different eating experience, which may change the taste of their food or the feeling of the food when they are chewing it.