Quantuary
Summary
The challenge
How can we support students in managing and mitigating their sensory overload during school hours?
The solution
Implement VR environments to provide a calming escape, helping students relax, clear their minds, and focus on their well-being.
Project info
Team
Disciplines
Interaction design
UX design
UX research
Responsibilities
Tools
Research
Key insights on
current situation
Surveys and interviews provided insights into student overstimulation, highlighting triggers, effects of sensory overload, and the need for calm environments in schools to improve well-being.
Noise
Insight 1
87.1% of students are overstimulated by noise, especially talking and shouting (83.9%)
Effects
Insight 2
Overstimulation leads to poor concentration (87.1%), irritability (71%), and headaches (51.6%).
Emotions
Insight 3
Students feel stressed (71%), tense (64.5%), and fatigued (51.6%) when overstimulated.
Thoughts
Insight 3
Breaks help students clear their minds and reduce stress.
Experimenting
Trying out
augmented reality
I found that while AR added interactive digital elements, it failed to provide the complete escape needed to effectively manage and reduce sensory overload. This caused me to pursue virtual reality instead.
Testing
VR-prototype
VR-prototype
Testing
User insights on
final product
The orange markers indicate initial feelings, while the blue markers show emotions after interacting with the prototype. Users moved from stress and frustration to relaxation and happiness, proving the prototype’s ability to effectively reduce overstimulation.
Emotional assessment emojis
Emotional assessment grid
Emotional assessment spiral
The final product
VR tool for
relaxing at school
Quantuary offers a calming virtual environment where students can reduce stress and overstimulation. Customizable time-of-day and color options help create the perfect setting for each user’s relaxation needs. Binaural beats are incorporated to influence brainwave activity, promoting different mental states such as relaxation, focus, or sleep.
What did I learn?
"This project revealed to me how powerful virtual reality can be in providing a complete escape from reality"
