Through the Zoom Glass: Drawing Design Inspiration from Mediated Playful Interactions with Food and Child Personas
Yoram I. Chisik, Marie-Monique Schaper, Ferran Altarriba Bertran, Ruxandra Lupu, Laetitia Barbu, Laia Turmo Vidal, Erik Nilsen, Saumya Gupta, Cristina Valero · 2021
In this paper we describe our experiences in running a workshop aimed at exploring the use of playful food interactions as a means of uncovering design insights for child oriented food technologies and experiences. The workshop was originally planned as an in-person event in which we could jointly experience the gustatory and olfactory elements of the food items at hand and interact with their tactile properties. However, as a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, we converted the workshop into a virtual event in which participants had to convey their multisensory food experiences and ideas through the limited sight and sound capabilities offered by online platforms such as Zoom and Miro. We report on the methods used and reflect on how the constraints of digital mediation and the desire of participants to overcome these constraints shaped the experience and outcome of the workshop.