What does the metaverse taste like?
Last week I wrote about my recent experience with a DAO-created perfume which offered the ‘scent of the metaverse’ and which had incredible staying power but not a scent especially to my liking.
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I’ve also previously explored sense technology which may become part of the hyper digitalisation of the world around us — e.g the metaverse. This included tech to provide smell based experiences when exploring virtual worlds, but also some early exploration into how we could taste in the metaverse.
An example of this ‘taste’ technology is the Taste the TV prototype — a lickable screen which can create all sorts of dishes from the 10 flavour profiles within the device. This type of technology could allow us to have a digital menu in a restaurant and get a sneak peak of the taste of a dish without any cooking required.
Another more recent device which could help us to experience taste from within the digital realm is the Cocoa Press — a 3d printer which prints in chocolate!
The device has taken a decade to come to market and allows you to print your desired chocolate item in milk, dark or white chocolate and either as a solid shape or a hollow design. There’s some super creative design you can check out here: https://cocoapress.com/pages/gallery
However it’s not just chocolate you can 3D print but through devices such as the FELIX Food Printer, a combination of two ‘pastes’ can be 3D printed into impressive and edible designs!
And it’s even possible to 3D print a hunk of meat like Redefine Meat’s 3d printed steak!
But what does this mean for tasting the metaverse?
Imagine exploring a virtual world using your Oculus Quest or Apple Pro device and walking into a restaurant. Imagine sitting down with a friend’s avatar and picking up the menu from the digital table. You scan it and tap to order a bowl of spaghetti bolognaise. Then the whirring of your 3D printer in your kitchen starts and before too long you’ve got a freshly ‘cooked’ bowl of pasta with plant based meat and cheese.
Or imagine watching TV and through your augmented reality contact lenses you see a ‘buy now’ button appearing over a Mcdonald’s advert. You move your gaze over to it and blink twice, and before you know it your TV starts chirping away. Then the hatch below opens and out pops a 3D printed burger made specifically to the Mcdonald’s recipe.
Food in the metaverse!
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