Ekaterina R. Stepanova

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DIS '232nd AuthorImmersion & Presence Research +2

Awedyssey: Design Tensions in Eliciting Self-transcendent Emotions in Virtual Reality to Support Mental Well-being and Connection

Access to nature and feeling connection is critical for mental health and well-being. These benefits may be mediated by self-transcendent emotions evoked by nature. We need to explore the capacity of technology to offer such experiences when we lack access to the restorative power of nature. Despite growing resea…

CHI '234th AuthorHaptic Wearables +2

Corsetto: A Kinesthetic Garment for Designing, Composing for, and Experiencing an Intersubjective Haptic Voice

We present a novel intercorporeal experience – an intersubjective haptic voice. Through an autobiographical design inquiry, based on singing techniques from the classical opera tradition, we created Corsetto, a kinesthetic garment for transferring somatic reminiscents of vocal experience from an expert singer to a lis…

CHI '221st AuthorAgent Personality & Anthropomorphism +1

Strategies for Fostering a Genuine Feeling of Connection in Technologically Mediated Systems

Human connection is essential for our personal well-being and a building block for a well-functioning society. There is a prominent interest in the potential of technology for mediating social connection, with a wealth of systems designed to foster the feeling of connection between strangers, friends, and family. By s…

CHI '222nd AuthorFull-Body Interaction & Embodied Input +1

Virtual Transcendent Dream: Empowering People through Embodied Flying in VR

Flying dreams have the potential to evoke a feeling of empowerment (or self-efficacy, confidence in our ability to succeed) and self-transcendent experience (STE), which have been shown to contribute to an individual’s overall well-being. However, these exceptional dreaming experiences remain difficult to induce at wi…

DIS '201st AuthorImmersion & Presence Research +2

JeL: Breathing Together to Connect with Others and Nature

Bio-responsive immersive Virtual Reality can transform our interactions to bring awareness to our physiological rhythms fostering connection with our bodies, each other and nature. JeL is an immersive installation that aims to foster a feeling of connection through the process of breathing synchronization. Two imme…

DIS '202nd AuthorImmersion & Presence Research +1

Designing Mind(set) and Setting for Profound Emotional Experiences in Virtual Reality

Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to support profound emotional experiences, such as experiencing awe when virtually viewing the Earth from space. In doing so, VR can potentially both give people positive emotional experiences contributing to their overall well-being and give researchers a way to study these prof…

CHI '202nd AuthorMental Health Apps & Online Support Communities +2

Inhaling and Exhaling: How Technologies Can Perceptually Extend our Breath Awareness

Attending to breath is a self-awareness practice that exists within many contemplative and reflective traditions and is recognized for its benefits to well-being. Our current technological landscape embraces a large body of systems that utilize breath data in order to foster self-awareness. This paper seeks to deepen…

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