Mindflow installation

Speculative Design

Mindflow

Year 2020
Technology Computer vision, voice interaction, machine learning
Presented at Bezalel Academy M.Des - Falling Walls Lab Israel

About the project

Can technology motivate creative thinking?

According to flow theory, repetitive hand movements can induce states of high focus - "the zone" - in which radical new perspectives become possible.

Mindflow introduces a voice agent that guides creators through moments of creative block. Computer vision tracks hand movement in real time; a machine-learning algorithm maps connections between physical gesture and thought - identifying moments of high focus and key points where creators tend to explain themselves both verbally and by hand.

The system builds a personal thought-map, creating meditative conditions that can trigger a breakthrough.

Computer vision hand tracking Computer vision hand tracking
Participant drawings Drawings produced during sessions
Material process Material process
Process panel Process panel
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