Eating healthily has never been more fun thanks to Pixelate by Sures Kumar and Lana Z Porter, two artists at the Royal College of Art in London, England. It involves a hacked dining table with a built-in digital screen. When paired with a special fork that detects what food the players are eating, the table becomes a sort of Guitar Hero style game.
Essentially, Pixelate tells players what to eat and when. It was created to encourage children to eat healthier types of food. By making it a competition, with more points allotted to better food items, that becomes a relatively easy task. It was exhibited at the Henry Moore Gallery in Royal College of Art.
What's Driving This Trend
- Gamified Healthy Eating
- Capitalizing on the growing popularity of gamification, there is an opportunity to develop digital games that encourage healthy eating habits.
- Interactive Dining Experiences
- Combining technology with dining experiences opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for creating interactive and engaging meals.
- Food-monitoring Devices
- The development of devices, such as special forks, that can detect and monitor what individuals are eating presents opportunities for promoting healthier eating habits.
Who This Affects Most
- Health and Wellness
- The health and wellness industry can leverage gamified technologies and devices to promote nutrition and encourage healthier eating habits.
- Entertainment and Leisure
- The entertainment and leisure industry can explore interactive dining experiences that combine food with technology to enhance customer engagement.
- Consumer Electronics
- The consumer electronics industry can innovate food-monitoring devices to track and analyze individuals' eating habits, enabling personalized recommendations for healthier eating.
