Design probes into nutrigenomics: From data to user experiences

Abstract

In this position paper we identify and discuss design issues involved in future nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics interfaces and services based on connecting heterogeneous data from food flows (farm to fork) to food consumption and body interaction of nutrients with DNA, microbiome etc. How to connect data from farm to fork to phenotype and what type of user experiences these data enable? What should be the function of these interfaces connecting such heterogeneous data from DNA molecules, bacteria, food economy to social and cultural practices of eating? In order to answer these questions, we conducted critical design probe into the future of dining in the form of a personalized DNA dinner and envisioned several future scenarios on the future of eating. Copyright © 2011, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. All rights reserved.