Ebb
Ebb
REDUCING STRESS-RELATED INSOMNIA WITH A CALMING BEDTIME GAME INSPIRED BY NATURE.
My undergraduate thesis project - Ebb.
This project was done as an undergraduate thesis project in Industrial Design and was the Winner of the 2005 Purvins Award for innovative use of materials and technology.
This 3-part system aims to reduce the effects of stress by alleviating its most common symptom: difficulty falling asleep because of anxious thoughts.
A suspended wooden frame houses a shallow tank of water inside which waves roll, creating dynamic interference patterns, highlighted by hidden lights. The system is controlled through the movement of a wooden ball passively or as a calming game.
The objectives of this project were as follows:
• To study the causes and effects of stress and create a product that reduces these effects.
• To create a system that feels low-tech despite hidden electronics.
• To create a product that despite being therapeutic, adds ambiance to it's environment; one that is playful and pleasurable to interact with and requires no instructions for use.
• To harness some of the fascinating and captivating properties of the natural world and bring these into the man-made world.
