Wooi Boon Goh

Why do people watch others eat food? An Empirical Study on the Motivations and Practices of Mukbang Viewers

We present a mixed-methods study of viewers on their practices and motivations around watching mukbang — video streams of people eating large quantities of food. Viewers' experiences provide insight on future technologies for multisensorial video streams and technology-supported commensality (eating with others). We s…