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By Mirna Zordan,

with Xue Yuting, Zhao Yong, Zhang Luwen

A Multi-Modal Interactive Experience to Support Psychological Capital Through Stress Breaking

This project presents an interactive experience to promote individuals self-beliefs and increase self-efficacy for stress management. Specifically, we designed four interactive stages to provide an interactive experience that reflects upon one’s psychological capital, simultaneously encouraging the public to build a more confident mental state towards stress management. With this work, we embrace the concept of using technology for good, building upon the potential support technology and interactive media can provide in assisting contemporary society for a healthier future.

Stress management is increasingly gathering public attention in contemporary societies. Empowering individuals to build more self-confidence to fight stressful conditions can have an enormous impact on their psychological wellbeing. This interactive experience builds upon the concept that psychological capital (PsyCap) and, more specifically, self-efficacy, are essential factors for coping with stress and increase individ uals’ self-belief.

By utilizing bio-data detection and process- ing, together with a motion capture system, stress levels are vi- sualized in real-time through Electroencephalography (EEG), while a following interaction process can trigger individuals’ response to it. Through this work, we aim to raise aware- ness and motivate the public regarding the importance of self- efficacyand self-belief for stress management.