Dot

Multi-modal Interactive desktop lamp designed for mitigating stress and burnout among designers.

Project Type

UX Research & Design

Physical Prototyping

Sensor Integration

Project Year

2024

My Role

UIUX Designer

With the rapid development of science and technology, more and more people devote a lot of time to their work for the sake of considerable income and better jobs, and have to sacrifice their own time and energy.

With the rapid development of science and technology, more and more people devote a lot of time to their work for the sake of considerable income and better jobs, and have to sacrifice their own time and energy.

This phenomenon is particularly common among freelance designers, who often work for a long time without eating or sleeping . As a result, burnout is common among freelance designers.

After Research & Interview & Survey, I discovered that when users are experiencing burnout, they are more inclined to visual and auditory elements to help them rest, such as lighting, music, white noise, etc.

What's my design to solve this problem?

This is Dot, an interactive burnout-relief device that detects an users real-time heart rate through a wearable sensor and responds with light, sound, and guided break or power-nap routines.

By combining meditation support, light therapy, ambient audio, and a smart alarm system, Dot helps users manage stress and recover more effectively.

Here is how this device work

The interactive burnout relief device will consist of three parts, a lamp product for output, a wearable device for Input, and an application for control or customization.

Basically, when the sensor detects heart rate, it send data to the computer.

The screen displays the data

And different heart rate leads to different feature

After designing the features, I prototyped the product with sensor and units integrated for usability testing

Here I made an video to demonstrate different features

Here I made an video to demonstrate different features

Here I made an video to demonstrate different features