Role:
Project Manager
Problem Statement
Skills:
User Research, Prototyping, Product Design
Tools Used:
Ardunio Uno, Adafruit
Meditate-Me
Timeline:
Jan. 2022 - Jun. 2022
For a Tangible User Interface design course, we were asked to create a TUI that addressed mental health and wellbeing. My group and I decided to focus on stress and anxiety in students and young adults. Meditate-Me is a tangible stress ball that utilizes two forms of stress relief in a short five-minute meditation.
College students and young adults have been disregarding their emotional and physical health due to unrealistic productivity expectations set by themselves and others.
User Analysis:
Scenario
1. Miranda is a stressed Wellesley College student who commutes to class at MIT
Task Analysis
2 High-Level Tasks
1. Squeeze and release with vibration feedback for 1 minute
2. Box breathing according to light changes and vibrations for 4 minutes
Initial Design
Design Iteration
Sketches
3. Miranda feels much calmer after her meditation and ready for her busy day
Cross-Section of Inner Mechanics
2. On her commute she uses Meditate-Me for an easy portable meditation
Color-Changing Look
Design Iteration
First Prototype
(High Fidelity in Look, No Functionality)
made with stuffing, fabric, and paint
Design Iteration
Second Prototype
(Low Fidelity in Look, Semi-Functional)
Design Iteration
Final
made with Arduino Uno Card, bread board, 2 vibrating motor disks, stuffing, fabric, and paint
made with Arduino Uno Card, bread board, 2 vibrating motor disks, flex sensor, soldered wires, LED ring light, zipper, stuffing, and fabric
Solution
Meditate-Me acts as a transportable meditation guide to help users feel calm and comfortable when they are feeling stressed or anxious. Users are guided through a five minute meditation utilizing two stress relief techniques: squeezing and box breathing.
Video Tutorial of Meditate-Me in Use