COVID-19 Affected
User studies and co-design workshops with primary school children were postponed due to pandemic restrictions and will be rescheduled.
Experimental Prototype
Object-based Interactive Nutrition Education
(2020)
Project Overview
Extends the PizzaBox platform to help primary school children learn about balanced diets through playful, object-driven food ordering experiences.
Children worldwide have poor diets and poor understanding of nutrition, confining food into dichotomous “healthy” and “not-healthy” groups, rather than grasping deeper, more realistic concepts of variety and balance.
This project examines how an interactive food ordering interface could educate 9-11-year-old pupils about making improved dietary selections. Building on earlier PizzaBox research, the team created multiple prototypes with guidance from a nutrition specialist. The project explores interactive, tangible food-ordering activities that teach nutritional concepts. Designs were produced with input from a community dietitian; future work will evaluate the experience with children once classroom studies resume.
Team
Dervla O'Brien
Charith Perera
