TY - GEN
T1 - Living Bento
T2 - 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2025
AU - Chen, Weijen
AU - Gao, Qingyuan
AU - Hu, Zheng
AU - Minamizawa, Kouta
AU - Pai, Yun Suen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/4/26
Y1 - 2025/4/26
N2 - To enhance focused eating and dining socialization, previous Human-Food Interaction research has indicated that external devices can support these dining objectives and immersion. However, methods that focus on the food itself and the diners themselves have remained underdeveloped. In this study, we integrated biofeedback with food, utilizing diners' heart rates as a source of the food's appearance to promote focused eating and dining socialization. By employing LED lights, we dynamically displayed diners' real-time physiological signals through the transparency of the food. Results revealed significant effects on various aspects of dining immersion, such as awareness perceptions, attractiveness, attentiveness to each bite, and emotional bonds with the food. Furthermore, to promote dining socialization, we established a "Sharing Bio-Sync Food"dining system to strengthen emotional connections between diners. Based on these findings, we developed tableware that integrates biofeedback into the culinary experience.
AB - To enhance focused eating and dining socialization, previous Human-Food Interaction research has indicated that external devices can support these dining objectives and immersion. However, methods that focus on the food itself and the diners themselves have remained underdeveloped. In this study, we integrated biofeedback with food, utilizing diners' heart rates as a source of the food's appearance to promote focused eating and dining socialization. By employing LED lights, we dynamically displayed diners' real-time physiological signals through the transparency of the food. Results revealed significant effects on various aspects of dining immersion, such as awareness perceptions, attractiveness, attentiveness to each bite, and emotional bonds with the food. Furthermore, to promote dining socialization, we established a "Sharing Bio-Sync Food"dining system to strengthen emotional connections between diners. Based on these findings, we developed tableware that integrates biofeedback into the culinary experience.
KW - emotional understanding
KW - food design
KW - human-food interaction
KW - physiological activities
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105005745574
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=105005745574&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3706598.3713108
DO - 10.1145/3706598.3713108
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105005745574
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
BT - CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 26 April 2025 through 1 May 2025
ER -