Vanessa Van is a UX designer living in London who is originally from Macau, a city with a colourful blend of Portuguese and Chinese cultures. She received a bachelor's degree in design from Goldsmiths University of London. The majority of her design work from her bachelor's degree was centred on human and societal concerns. As a result, she is developing an interest in UX design with her innovative mind and critical thinking abilities in order to push forward design decisions. She believes in co-design and is good at synthesising complicated data through a variety of research approaches. Moreover, she is enthusiastic about learning new things, and she just began playing tennis in order to be self-motivated and a team player who is willing to take on any challenge.
CBreath
CBreath presents a new way of using collaborative breathing to create connectedness between the jam session participants, externalising their synchronised breathing by multi-sensory experiences via light and wind. This project aims to incorporate breathing synchronisation to foster mutual understanding, connection, and social relationships among jam session participants. To achieve this, research through design approaches including co-design workshops and user testing were applied in order to get insights into what sensory experience people want to establish connections with others. The final outcome of “CBreath” is the breath-based system, which is connected through a WIFI network, consisting of 4 sets of microphones and small fans, a central controller, a big fan and a colour-changing light. Once the breathing is synchronised, the fan system will be activated, along with the light turning warm white and balloons falling. The multi-sensory chain reactions support the creation of interpersonal connectedness between jam session participants.
CBreath Website: https://invanism.wixsite.com/cbreath
CBreath presents a new way of using collaborative breathing to create connectedness between the jam session participants, externalising their synchronised breathing by multi-sensory experiences via light and wind. This project aims to incorporate breathing synchronisation to foster mutual understanding, connection, and social relationships among jam session participants. To achieve this, research through design approaches including co-design workshops and user testing were applied in order to get insights into what sensory experience people want to establish connections with others. The final outcome of “CBreath” is the breath-based system, which is connected through a WIFI network, consisting of 4 sets of microphones and small fans, a central controller, a big fan and a colour-changing light. Once the breathing is synchronised, the fan system will be activated, along with the light turning warm white and balloons falling. The multi-sensory chain reactions support the creation of interpersonal connectedness between jam session participants.
CBreath Website: https://invanism.wixsite.com/cbreath