UX/UI design for meditation app to promote mental health of adolescents

Abstract

Recently, in addition to school violence, which has become a social issue among adolescents, problem behaviors such as self-harm is increasing, and it is pointed out that it threatens the mental health of adolescents. This study proposes a meditation app (tentative name: Koala) for the improvement of adolescents' mental health. In order to complement the limitations of the existing meditation apps for adults, such as static meditation and boring meditation music, and to make them friendly to teenagers, we want to dynamically implement mind management contents by adding music/movements corresponding to art therapy. To this end, as an essential element of the meditation app service design, a reward system such as a level system and badge was built to increase user participation, and it was designed to recognize and manage the emotional state of the youth through management of the meditation diary and seed system. In particular, we propose a character and UX/UI design that can bring out the immersion, activeness, and interest that cannot be given by general content to young people with low concentration through synesthetic experiences.