Virtual Reality Restaurants

Samsung is offering its Gear VR gadgets to restaurants that want to 'stand out from the crowd.'

16:54 25 January 2016

Samsung is trying to revolutionise the way we eat at restaurants – by strapping a virtual reality headset designed to "create a complete experience around a meal, not just serve a plate of food."

 

The Korean company said that with the VR, customers would enjoy eating their food in a variety of settings, such as from a hillside in Tuscany and underneath the ocean surrounded by fish.

 

"When launching a virtual reality experience at your restaurant, the first consideration is what type of overall experience is needed for diners, and how to integrate all five senses," explains the company.

 

"Once this is established, the restaurant plans out the meal. It is important that the food remains the focal point, and that the effects used only enhance the overall dining experience. Both the overall experience and the food should be drivers for all the other artistic and technological decisions for the event."

 

And, so as not to miss out the practical side of it: "Staffing the event is another essential consideration, as each Sublimotion event requires a team of 21 to host the event for a just 12 diners."