Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

An analysis of the panelâ??s perceptions on cooking in â??Metaverse Kitchenâ?

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Minsun Kim

Sejong University, South Korea

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nutr Disorders Ther

Abstract:

This study uses the concepts of augmented reality, virtual reality, mirror world, and life logging to describe the “Metaverse Kitchen.” The “Metaverse Kitchen” is defined as a space in the virtual world where users can cook the dishes they want using the meal kit regardless of location or time. This study examined expert’s perceptions of cooking and food delivery services using "Metaverse Kitchen." In this study, a consensus opinion on the concept, expected advantages, and disadvantages of "Metaverse Kitchen" was derived from 20 culinary experts through the Delphi technique. The three Delphi rounds were conducted for one month, from December 2022 to January 2023. The results are as follows. First, users select and cook food after visiting the "Met averse Kitchen" in the virtual space. Second, when a user cooks in "Met averse Kitchen" in AR or VR, the information is transmitted to nearby restaurants. Third, the platform operating the "Metaverse Kitchen" assigns the order to the restaurant that can provide the meal kit cooked by the user in the virtual space first in the same way among these restaurants. Fourth, the user pays for the "Met averse Kitchen", and the restaurant delivers the cooked meal kit to the user and then receives payment for the user's meal and delivery fee from the platform. Fifth, the platform company that operates the mirror world "Met averse Kitchen" uses life logging to manage customers. They receive commissions from users and affiliated restaurants and operate virtual restaurant businesses using meal kits. Among the selection attributes for meal kits provided in "Metaverse Kitchen", the panellists suggested convenience, quality, and reliability as advantages, and predicted relatively high price as a disadvantage. "Met averse Kitchen" using meal kits is expected to form a new food supply system in the future society. In follow-up studies, an empirical analysis is required targeting producers and consumers.

Biography :

Minsun Kim is a culinary researcher at Sejong University in Seoul, South Korea, currently pursuing a doctoral degree. She has a lot of academic interest in culinary research in meal kits, porridge, and metaverse, and has published papers and books related to them.