An Interactive Device for Dream Journal to Help Creative Inspiration

• Main Authors: Yuan-LingHsu, 徐苑齡
• Other Authors: Fong‐Gong Wu
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/32904376052301483088

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 工業設計學系 === 104 === Previous studies found a correlation between dreams and creativity. If having a good use of dreams, dreams might bring a breakthrough from non-logic thinking of brain. This research aimed to develop a dream journal for recording ideas within dreams. We analyzed recording habits from dream reports, defended a recording flow and designed interview question using the AEIOU framework. In the focus group, first we collected design key words from dream report writers, then participants grouped the key words into 20 criteria and 5 factors; furthermore defined relationship and importance order of criteria. The 5 factors were: Intuitive (Intuitive recording methods), Interruption (Record interruptions), Contents (Components of dreams), Interface (Details of dream recording) and Occasion (Timing to record dreams). Participants developed concepts based on criteria and this research purposed a final idea and made a prototype. The prototype turned key words spoken by users to images. The images were edited into image boards and projected on ceiling. When users ran out of inspirations, they took a look at dream journal to come out new ideas. Evaluation test hold in Sleep Lab. This research found that the criteria had a strong positive relationship with usability and creative support level. Besides, participants’ heart beat variability had no significant differences between sleeping phase and prototype operation phase. The prototype did not cause significant burden to users.