Will You Eat Me? examines the tensions between food scarcity, shifting food systems, and human desire through the lens of immersive experience design. Building on research into food futures and sensory memory, the project speculates on a world where traditional foods are increasingly inaccessible, and people navigate their cravings through virtual consumption, while micronutrient-based sustenance becomes the norm.
In this scenario, food is no longer guaranteed—whether due to environmental collapse, supply chain disruptions, or shifts in agricultural production. As you construct a virtual burger—layering the cheese, assembling the crisp patty—you’re engaging in a speculative design intervention that asks:
How do we preserve emotional and cultural relationships with food when access is uncertain?
What role can digital preservation play in maintaining collective memory around eating?
Can immersive experiences help us reflect on the future of food beyond mere consumption?
By translating academic research into interactive storytelling, Will You Eat Me? demonstrates how VR can serve as both a speculative and experiential research tool—allowing us to prototype alternative food futures while acknowledging the lived realities of global food scarcity and the deeply personal connections we hold with food.
Methodologies
Thinking through Making | Narrative Building | Participatory Design | Research through VR | Speculative Fictions
Collaborators
Team Members
(Collective Research + Narrative Building + Execution)
Unity Designer - Yashika Goel
(Collective Research + Narrative Building + Execution)
Unity Designer - Yashika Goel
3D Maker - Emerald Chen
Tools and Mediums
Virtual Reality >
Immersive Experience >
Unity for VR Development