Life Tree

Patibanda, Rakesh; Mueller, Florian; Leskovsek, Matevz; Duckworth, Jonathan

doi:10.1145/3116595.3116621

Cited by 110 publications

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“…Most HCI designs rely on ambiguous audiovisual feedback to map one's current internal processes related to meditation states into external objects. For example, the intensity of the light of a candle [3], the sounds of the sea [48], the amount of leaves on a tree [45]. Nevertheless, we found that mapping one's performance during meditation back to the body could be an interesting design concept.…”

Section: Targeted Haptic Feedback From Mindful Body Sensationsmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…Most designs provide continuous feedback throughout the meditation session, which creatively maps current bodily states onto the digital system encouraging a shift of attention inwards [42,64]. A common approach to support such shift is to bring the attention to the self in the present moment by directing its focus to one's breathing using audiovisual cues [45,48,49]. However, there has been a limited exploration of distinct modalities of feedback that may enhance different human senses during meditation [42].…”

Section: Related Work Interactive Technologies For Meditationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Body Matters

Roquet

Sas

2020

Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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Section: Targeted Haptic Feedback From Mindful Body Sensationsmentioning

confidence: 91%

Section: Related Work Interactive Technologies For Meditationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Body Matters

Roquet

Sas

2020

Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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“…• Focused breathing: breathing exercises are considered fundamental for mental and physical well-being. Inhaling alerts our body, while exhaling has a calming effect [31]. By focusing on breathing and diaphragm movement, the nervous system can be influenced and the heart rate can be slowed down [31].…”

Section: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Cbt) and Relaxation Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Inhaling alerts our body, while exhaling has a calming effect [31]. By focusing on breathing and diaphragm movement, the nervous system can be influenced and the heart rate can be slowed down [31]. • Guided imagery (GI): visualization uses personalized images, symbolic health problems and an audio or written script to promote health.…”

Section: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Cbt) and Relaxation Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Empowering Children with ASD and Their Parents: Design of a Serious Game for Anxiety and Stress Reduction

Carlier

Paelt

Ongenae

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Sensors

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by social interaction difficulties and communication difficulties. Moreover, children with ASD often suffer from other co-morbidities, such as anxiety and depression. Finding appropriate treatment can be difficult as symptoms of ASD and co-morbidities often overlap. Due to these challenges, parents of children with ASD often suffer from higher levels of stress. This research aims to investigate the feasibility of empowering children with ASD and their parents through the use of a serious game to reduce stress and anxiety and a supporting parent application. The New Horizon game and the SpaceControl application were developed together with therapists and according to guidelines for e-health patient empowerment. The game incorporates two mini-games with relaxation techniques. The performance of the game was analyzed and usability studies with three families were conducted. Parents and children were asked to fill in the Spence's Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and Spence Children Anxiety Scale-Parents (SCAS-P) anxiety scale. The game shows potential for stress and anxiety reduction in children with ASD.Sensors 2020, 20, 966 2 of 41 language. ASD is a heterogeneous condition: the profile of each child or adult with ASD is unique [4]. An estimated 1 in 132 individuals suffers from ASD [5]. As a result of these challenges, related to social functioning and communication, people with ASD often suffer from other conditions, such as mood swings and anxiety. It is estimated that up to 72% of children with ASD suffer from co-morbidities [6], however, co-morbidity rates remain largely unknown for ASD, as co-morbid conditions can be difficult to diagnose [7][8][9][10]. Depression and anxiety are two of the most common ASD co-morbidities with rates around 40 to 50% [11].Due to communication difficulties, children with ASD are often unable to express themselves when stressed or frustrated. Combined with unique symptoms in every child and overlap in symptoms of co-morbidities, it is challenging to find the appropriate response. As a result, temper tantrums are common, which can be an important cause of parental stress [1]. Determining the correct diagnosis or finding appropriate treatment is difficult due to the challenges in communication and uniqueness in symptoms [7].Empowering both the children and their parents by raising awareness of the child's anxiety and stress can result in better management of the child's temper tantrums, which can result in a decrease in stress and anxiety. The term "patient empowerment" is used in many different settings and domains, but no general definition exists. The consensus is that patient empowerment is used to describe situations where patients and users are encouraged to take control of their health management [12]. In other words, patient empowerment is enabling patients to actively understand their health [13], but also the support to restore a sense of hope, respect, self-efficacy and the drive to face seemingly insurmountable challenges [14...

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“…This allows the usage of the body both as a mean for interaction but also as a goal on itself [57], ranging from ludic to Assistive technologies. Research has been performed using breathing and brain activity to control VR games [2,62,79] with applications ranging from ludic to contemplative/meditative. Serious games sit at the intersection between ludic and assistive, such as the usage of breathing therapy for kids with attentiondeficit or hyperactivity disorders [77,78].…”

Section: From Quantification To Implicit Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%