NuanNuan: An Interactive Lamp for Pregnant Women to Regulate Emotions

Abstract

Women face significantly more psychological pressure during pregnancy, resulting in a dramatic decrease in a sense of emotion regulation control. They lack the relevant knowledge due to stress, and they are afraid to seek mental treatment. This study aims to use design methodology to help them regulate their emotions conveniently. Through an in-depth understanding of the daily behavior and emotional needs of pregnant women, the study interprets mental processes and insights into three processes: synesthesia, psychological experience, and the volition process. Within several iterations based on user research, the study proposes the use of an interactive emotion regulation lamp for pregnant women who lack emotions of acknowledgment, ease, and autonomy. It utilizes multi-layered interactions between products and users. There are three main features: lighting feedback, thoracic contraction breathing simulation, and “smile therapy” guide. These features cater to the three layers of user needs, while interactions trigger positive emotions in them. Lighting feedback and the simulation of the thoracic contraction that guides users to adjust breathing allows the lamp to achieve the effect of regulating negative emotions. In the volition process of pregnant women, the “smile therapy” is used for interpreting user needs into positive emotion regulation. Through this case, there is a conclusion that the design based on users’ needs combined with mental processes can create prototypes that both benefit the users’ wishes and simulate positive emotion for them.