PICKY PERSPECTIVE
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The term "pick eater" evokes images of a stubborn child refusing to eat their vegetables. These children grow up, and it is assumed that they grew out of these issues. However, there are a number of adults who maintain their childhood food dislikes. These selective eaters are considered immature, narrow-minded, and unsophisticated. In reality, these adults cannot eat these food, they are reacting to instincts, biology, genetics, and past experiences.
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Process
How might we design a system to assist selective eaters,
while educating the general public on this condition?
Identified smell as an accessible method to educate people.
From initial testing, saw non-picky eaters playing with different scents and reacting to the various scents. With picky eaters, saw how a strong smell was distracting enough to engage in disliked food.
The project uses smell to change one’s perspective by introducing a collection of scent stickers. The stickers place a person in another person’s shoes. The packaging led people to an online resource - a community for picky eaters or an education resource for non-picky eaters.
From initial testing, saw non-picky eaters playing with different scents and reacting to the various scents. With picky eaters, saw how a strong smell was distracting enough to engage in disliked food.
The project uses smell to change one’s perspective by introducing a collection of scent stickers. The stickers place a person in another person’s shoes. The packaging led people to an online resource - a community for picky eaters or an education resource for non-picky eaters.
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![cheese](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/425c4c9284d6e891f74b5bfab1f92a8eddde17879a931018983bf6633af0a720/scent-stickers.jpg)
![peppermint](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ef152ba825736d086b9fc25a28cbcad7b51567eb4f2162c8e87b8b7834dd56b/scent-stickers_01.jpg)
![fish](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0e68e68aaa40327272315a15f82063e65708fa29400b2950f172149ca95f272/scent-stickers_02.jpg)
![lavender](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6e2edf03f5b344cadb1772d764aee57e18efaff5f272c5e4b816bb612d456ce/scent-stickers_04.jpg)
![lemon](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a46ba29f0629b54f1548fe0c5a85e6d35170e8c6f3a30015f2215e09807e4ca/scent-stickers_03.jpg)