The defamiliarization process included five prompts. The prompts and the themes of the answers are shown below:

- If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be and why?

|  Dinner dates chosen out of:

• curiosity
  
• connection
  
• advice
  
• love
  
• friendship
  
• history

• Martin Luther King
  
• Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
  
• Donald Trump
  
• Heath Ledger
  

- Imagine a world where every community had a communal dining area, there is no individual kitchen or dining areas, what would you do?

• would probably sit alone in the mornings because they are not morning people
  
• would make more of an effort to socialize for lunch and dinner
  
• if there was a communal tv, it would ease the awkwardness of the situation
  
• people would cook less, eat more and spend more time eating because of the socializing
  

- Imagine the royal family sharing a meal, what would they talk about and do? What makes their dining experience different or unique?

• they would wait for everyone to show up before starting and nobody would leave before everyone            was done eating
  
• small, fancy dishes
  
• talk about family stuff, not politics
  
• they would have proper, fancy settings
  
• they eat less
  
• they would be catered to throughout the meal
  

- If money was not an object, what would you buy for your dining area and why?

• sit with all friends, unlimited puppies and have yummy food
  
• cleaning robot
  
• comfy chairs
  
• hire a bartender
  
• hire a chef
  
• movie theater dining room
  
• outdoor dining area (that is not affected by the elements)
  
• wine cellar
  
• expensive dining set
  

- Imagine going home for a holiday dinner in 2050, what would be different?

• harry potter dining hall style
  
• no silverware
  
• there is not more edible food, it is all pill form
  
• plug in dinner (virtual)
  
• decor is futuristic
  
• less time is spent eating
  
• less socialization
  
• teleported food
  
• food implants
  
• eat once a year
  
• dining with robots
  

1) light plates to measure interaction

• the person communicating or interacting the most, would have the most of their plate lit up
  
• this was targeted to increase the communication at the dinner table of a family, the gamification of          the plates would target the younger children and entice them to participate
  

2) baby dining in a high chair

• babies often throw food off of their plates and make messes while they are eating. Through the use          of lights, sounds, and vibrations the baby could be steered do better eating behavior while in                      his/her high chair
  

3) cuisine themed atmosphere

• based on the type of food that was being eaten for that meal, the ambience of that region would be            displayed throughout the dining area to make it more of an authentic experience.
  
• for example, if Italian food was being eaten, there would be romantic lighting and Italian music               would start playing
  

4) long distance sharing a meal

• if a couple or family members were not together for a meal, but were to busy to Facetime, they                   could know what the other person was doing through their plates or glasses lighting up.
  
• for example, if user 1 takes a bite with their fork, users 2 fork would light up
  

5)musical plates

• the speed of eating and the change in the height of the liquid of a drink would create bass and                   percussion
  
• this could be used ambiently to slow down while eating
  
• it also could keep younger children's attention throughout the meal
  
• when everyone is done with their meal, all of the plates would light up and the song created                        throughout dinner would play
  
• this would keep the whole family at the dinner table until everyone was finished