2. Jessica Valiente Virtual Taste Testing
Assignment One, Research
“Are you ready for virtual taste?”
http://www.kurzweilai.net/are-you-ready-for-virtual-taste
3. Jessica Valiente Virtual Taste Testing
Assignment One, Research
Use of electrical and thermal
stimulation on the tip of your tongue
http://www.kurzweilai.net/are-you-ready-for-virtual-taste
4. Jessica Valiente Virtual Taste Testing
Jessica Valiente Virtual Taste Testing
Assignment One, Research
Varying levels of electrical currents
and temperature of the electrode
produce sour, salty, bitter, and minty
tastes
http://www.ign.com/blogs/dtakes23/2014/01/18/techie-hound-virtual-meat-tasting
5. Jessica Valiente Virtual Taste Testing
Jessica Valiente Virtual Taste Testing
Assignment One, Research
Practical uses include creating a
new reward system for gaming and
healthcare applications for diabetics
or cancer patients
http://news.nus.edu.sg/highlights/7198-simulator-recreates-virtual-taste-online
6. Jessica Valiente Virtual Taste Testing
Jessica Valiente Virtual Taste Testing
Assignment One, Description of Future
Product or Service
Virtual Taste Testing Using
Simulator
7. Jessica Valiente Virtual Taste Testing
Jessica Valiente Virtual Taste Testing
Assignment Two, Naming Process
Selected name: SimuShock
Justification:
• Slightly literal and not
• The product itself uses electrical currents to
simulate tastes, but it’s “shocking” in the sense
that it is not something that’s ever really been
used
