Takuji Narumi of the University of Tokyo is venturing into another aspect of virtual reality — food.

There have been numerous attempts at virtual reality that involves gaming, sports, and other physical activity, but a few have ventures into this aspect.

With the Meta Cookie, you wear some weird tubed contraption on your head. It allows you to view the cookie at your hand from a different light and a different smell.

You start off with selecting the cookie flavor that will make your mouth water most; grab an actual cookie. This is the time that the Meta Cookie works its magic, it makes a plain old bland cookie look like the scrumptuous pastry you’ve ever seen by altering how it looks like through the goggles, plus it adds scents to the whole picture to make you think like you’re munching on the genuine article.

Of course, the device may be on the expensive side, and you’re better off buying an actual cookie instead of cheating like this.

But think of the scientific implications of the Meta Cookie for people with diabetes and other conditions that require them to monitor and restrict their diets on a regular basis.

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