SensAble
a device and app for reducing anxiety in university students
MEREL VERVERS-SPIEGEL
Project Description
SensAble was created with the goal of reducing anxiety among young adults in university. It consists of a wearable weighted blanket, a haptic device, LED lights, an app, and music. The mobile app hypothetically connects to the wearable device and enables users to access and personalize chromotherapy, deep pressure stimulation, self-select music, and haptic vibration that mimic a slow heartbeat-like vibration. SensAble is a combination of the words ‘sense’ and ‘wearable’, and the capital ‘A’ is for anxiety. ‘Sense’ refers to the project's three sensory elements: touch, sight, and sound.
BIO
Merel Ververs-Spiegel is a multi-disciplinary designer with a focus on Graphic Design, UI/UX Design, Branding, and Digital Media Design. Her other interests include Interior Design, Product Design, and Wearable Technology. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from MICA and currently pursuing a MDes Digital Futures program at OCADU.