Food Magic: AnAugmented Reality RestaurantApplication

Augmented Reality is an exciting technology that has been booming in recent years and might just be the solution to bridging the gap between the experiences in online and offline shopping, education, entertainment, and many more. AR can be used to market a variety of products, one of them is food. AR has been used by many big tech companies like Snapchat and Instagram to enhance the user experience using computational power. One feasible application of this technology in the advancement of the food industry is by displaying a food sample all the more alluring and how the food would look like in cafés and restaurants using 3D models of these foods. In this paper, we explore, and discuss existing systems in the food industry and challenges in developing such systems. We propose one of the feasible uses of this technology in the development of the food industry is to use 3D food models to show a food sample and how the food will appear in cafés and restaurants. Food Magic will encourage customers to view abstract food in the restaurant as more appetizing when exploring, buying, taking out or eating. We also present other important aspects, including key requirements for successful deployment of Food Magic. Finally, open research issues are outlined.