An audio-visual breathing application and its benefits on human psychology (mental health)
Author
Guruvayurappan, Vatsal
Term
4. Term
Education
Publication year
2021
Abstract
This thesis investigates an audio-visual, breath-controlled web application intended to support anxiety management and mental well-being. The research asks how such applications can be designed and evaluated for personal self-help and potentially educational or clinical use, and what benefits they may offer to learners, educators, and practitioners across sonic interaction design, experience design, and cognitive science. The work situates breathing techniques within broader mental health challenges, reviews the current state of the art in breath-controlled solutions, and proposes an iterative design combining visual and sonic cues. Methods include a research framework linking breath, mind, and body; considerations of lifestyle changes; an intervention delivered through a web interface; and a visualization strategy. The application’s design and implementation are documented, and its use is explored through testing with questionnaires, statistical analysis (including SPSS), and an expert interview. Based on these activities, the project aims to articulate practical recommendations for future breathing-based environments; specific quantitative findings are not available in this excerpt.
Dette speciale undersøger en audio-visuel, vejrtrækningsstyret webapplikation, der skal støtte angsthåndtering og mentalt velbefindende. Forskningsspørgsmålet er, hvordan sådanne applikationer kan designes og evalueres til personlig selvhjælp og potentielt i uddannelses- eller kliniske sammenhænge, samt hvilke fordele de kan give for studerende, undervisere og praktikere på tværs af sonic interaction design, experience design og kognitionsvidenskab. Arbejdet sætter vejrtrækningsteknikker ind i en bredere mental sundhedskontekst, gennemgår den aktuelle state-of-the-art i vejrtrækningsstyrede løsninger og foreslår en iterativ designproces, der kombinerer visuelle og lydlige cues. Metoderne omfatter en forskningsramme, der kobler åndedræt, sind og krop; overvejelser om livsstilsændringer; en intervention leveret via et webinterface; og en visualiseringsstrategi. Applikationens design og implementering dokumenteres, og anvendelsen undersøges gennem test med spørgeskemaer, statistisk analyse (herunder SPSS) og et ekspertinterview. På baggrund af disse aktiviteter sigter projektet mod at formulere praktiske anbefalinger for fremtidige vejrtrækningsbaserede miljøer; specifikke kvantitative fund fremgår ikke af dette uddrag.
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