Mindscape is a ****mindfulness mobile application that offers guided meditations, breathing exercises, and stress-reducing techniques integrated with an AI chatbot that asks a series of questions to gauge the kind of support the user needs.
We chose this idea for our project because there is an increased need for such resources which are useful for people to use and calm themselves. In this cut-throat era, everyone is leading a busy lifestyle and is overworked and tired. Mental health is a prevalent issue these days and we want people to connect with their inner peace through meditation and stress-reducing techniques that are easy to find and at no extra cost to the user.
This project was developed as part of a graduate course in User Experience Design, Spring Quarter 2023 by a team of 3 at Seattle University. The team members are Peyton(Ajing) Zhu, Prajakta Bimalkhedkar, and Priya Bhardwaj.
Our mindfulness mobile application with an integrated AI chatbot that offers guided meditations, breathing exercises, and stress-reducing techniques will provide a unique and personalized experience to help users reduce anxiety and stress, improve sleep quality, and achieve better overall well-being. The AI chatbot will generate personalized recommendations based on the user’s mood, time availability, and preferences to satisfy their specific needs.
The way this app works is when the user opens the application, they are directed to the chatbot which asks them questions like ‘How are you feeling today?’, ‘How much time do you have for meditation right now?’, ‘Would you like guided meditation or ambient music to relax to?’ and so on to form a conversation on the basis of which it will recommend a resource. For example, ‘Based on your responses, I recommend {recommendation}’ which can be a Spotify podcast or a YouTube video, or even a free application on the App Store. This app is designed to provide free resources with minimal searching.
Our primary persona for this project is based on a working professional from India. She is a professional classical dancer who runs her own business. She was chosen as the primary persona because she practices meditation regularly and perfectly fits into our target audience for the application. We wanted to make this application work for people like her who find meditation calming and almost ritualistic, and rely on it to lessen their stress but often look for a budgeted option that is easy to use.
Primary persona: Our primary persona is based on someone who meditates regularly but wants an easier and more streamlined method of finding the right resource instead of spending a lot of time and energy in finding a good resource. Being a working professional with a heavy workload, it would make a world of difference to have mindfulness resources tailored to their needs and available easily. Having practiced mindfulness in the past, they have certain preferences but are willing to experiment and find something better suited to their needs.