Interactive Fridge: A Solution for Preventing Domestic Food Waste

• Published in: Inclusive Smart Cities and e-Health pp. 361 - 366
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Van Nhan, Nguyen, Thi Hoa, Huynh, Tai Tien, Nguyen, Van Hai, Stigberg, Susanne Koch
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Consumer behavior; Design thinking; Food waste; Human-computer interaction; Interaction design; Interactive fridge; Visualization

This paper presents a design study of an interactive fridge aimed at encouraging people to prevent domestic food waste. The project implemented a prototype which consists of three main objects: i) Stickers help grouping similar food together; ii) Sliders visualize food expiration date into colors in...