VIDA CONCEPT
Multi-interactive seating furniture collection for talk therapy session
Date
Spring 2023
Time
14 Weeks
Project Type
Product, Interaction, UI/UX
Contribution
Group Project
Care about the psychotherapy process of patients with mental illness.
A future vision iconic seating furniture collection that enhances the talk therapy experience and interaction for patients and therapists, with tangible and playful interactive features.
Process
Person-Centered Therapy:
This technique emphasizes empathy and unconditional positive regard, with the belief that individuals have the capacity to find their own solutions to problems.
Janine - Patient
Location: Los Angeles, CA Occupation: Social Media Marketer
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
This technique focuses on identifying and changing negative patterns of thinking and behavior that are causing distress. CBT aims to help individuals learn new, positive coping skills and strategies to manage their thoughts and emotions.
Why BMAC therapy technique? Experiment research
The goal of BMAC therapy is to help individuals become more aware of their internal experiences, including their physical sensations, emotions, and thoughts, and to develop greater self-awareness and self-regulation skills. BMAC draws on various therapeutic modalities, including mindfulness, and somatic experiencing. It can be helpful for individuals dealing with a variety of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and chronic pain.
Tine - Therapist
Location: Glendale, CA Occupation: Cognitive Behavioral Talk Therapist
Broad Minded Affective Coping:
BMAC is an acronym for the Body-Mind Awareness-Centered approach, which is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on integrating the body, mind, and awareness in the healing process.
Immersive autogenic relaxation
Using AI voice assistant/ speech recognition to capture keywords enhances the BMAC therapy technique s immersion, improving both its temporal efficiency and effectiveness.
Costumed temperature
The temperature and behavior detection system adjusts the patient to their optimal temperature state based on emotional changes, providing satisfaction.
Therapist s benefit utilizing AI in the session
Collection Brand Identity
A low-to the-ground chair that s perfect for seated meditation, inspired by the lotus flower.
Patient s benefit utilizing AI in the session
Personalized counseling services
Development of a system using AI algorithms to analyze the patient s tone, intonation, and choice of words, providing personalized counseling services based on this analysis.
Psychodynamic Therapy:
This technique focuses on exploring unconscious thoughts and emotions to gain insight into underlying issues that may be causing difficulties.
Inspirations
Inspired by the shape of a ritual of stacking the rock as a mindfulness behavior oriented form Buddhist culture A low-to the-ground chair that s perfect for seated meditation, inspired by the lotus flower. Nature Inspired Color Palette visualizing a person’s back ‘Seating’.
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Automatic categorization
The use of AI technology to automatically recognize and categorize the content of psychological counseling sessions based on different topics, allowing for more efficient management of counseling records.
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System
Immersive autogenic relaxation
Development of a system using AI algorithms to analyze the patient s tone, intonation, and choice of words, providing personalized counseling services based on this analysis.
Costumed temperature
The temperature and behavior detection system adjusts the patient to their optimal temperature state based on emotional changes, providing satisfaction.
Product
A set of sitting furniture that assist the talk therapy session by AI voice assistant and automatic body temperature adjustment.
Vida Concept - Lotus
How It Works
The AI system is woken by the button on the armrest, next to the position of the fingers. Light illuminates to show the working conditions of the AI.
AI System
Speakers placed under the side of the headrest, which allows the AI system interacts with the patient, including communication, create voice and music.
Speakers
Total of 10 temperature sensors allows the AI system to detect the current emotion of the patient. Automatic temperature change (heating/cooling) assists the patient to adjust their emotion.
Temperature
Exploded View
Ergonomic recliner with multiple sensors and speakers to create indirect communications and detailed feedback of the patient to the therapist.
We understand the pain and hopeless experience of mental illness, we enhance to use new technology to create furniture to assist them, because we care.