Kitchef: A TUI for Parent-Child Cooking Together

Noa Morag Yaar, Ofir Sadka, Itay Shatil, Maayan Aharonson, Bar Efrima, Tal Barda, Mira Hayat, Oren Zuckerman, Hadas Erel

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Abstract

The benefit of cooking with children goes beyond the act of preparing food. Studies highlight how cooking together can help children develop openness to diverse food, a sense of independence, and can enrich the parent-child relationship. However, challenges such as parents concerns from the messy process and children's lack of engagement, often hinder the motivation to cook together. We present the design and preliminary evaluation of a Tangible User Interface (TUI) for encouraging parents and children to cook together. The TUI is designed as a cooking recipe smart box and a pair of wristbands. A preliminary study with five families revealed that the TUI was successful in allowing for more control and visibility while maintaining flexibility in the cooking process. It also enhanced teamwork, high engagement, and physical closeness. Our results suggest that the TUI can assist parents and children in cooking together.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCHI 2024 - Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9798400703317
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 May 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, CHI EA 2024 - Hybrid, Honolulu, United States
Duration: 11 May 202416 May 2024

Publication series

NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, CHI EA 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHybrid, Honolulu
Period11/05/2416/05/24

Keywords

  • Cooking together
  • Parent-child interaction
  • TUI

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Software

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