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LeviSense: a platform for the multisensory integration in levitating food and insights into its effect on flavour perception
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posted on 2023-06-07, 08:44 authored by Chi Thanh ViChi Thanh Vi, Asier Marzo, Gianluca Memoli, Emanuela Maggioni, Damien Ablart, Martin YeomansMartin Yeomans, Marianna ObristEating is one of the most multisensory experiences in everyday life. All of our five senses (i.e. taste, smell, vision, hearing and touch) are involved, even if we are not aware of it. However, while multisensory integration has been well studied in psychology, there is not a single platform for testing systematically the effects of different stimuli. This lack of platform results in unresolved design challenges for the design of taste-based immersive experiences. Here, we present LeviSense: the first system designed for multisensory integration in gustatory experiences based on levitated food. Our system enables the systematic exploration of different sensory effects on eating experiences. It also opens up new opportunities for other professionals (e.g., molecular gastronomy chefs) looking for innovative taste-delivery platforms. We describe the design process behind LeviSense and conduct two experiments to test a subset of the crossmodal combinations (i.e., taste and vision, taste and smell). Our results show how different lighting and smell conditions affect the perceived taste intensity, pleasantness, and satisfaction. We discuss how LeviSense creates a new technical, creative, and expressive possibilities in a series of emerging design spaces within Human-Food Interaction.
Funding
Why some foods smell sweet: the neural-basis of odour-taste associations; G2369; LEVERHULME TRUST; RPG-2018-068
SenseX - Sensory Experiences for Interactive Technologies; G1589; EUROPEAN UNION; 638605
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International Journal of Human-Computer StudiesISSN
1071-5819Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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139Page range
1-14Article number
a102428Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2020-04-23First Open Access (FOA) Date
2020-04-23First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2020-04-22Usage metrics
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