DreamCeption : Towards Understanding the Design of Targeted Lucid Dream Mediation
CHI Extended Abstracts May 11, 2024 P. Wang, Rohit Rajesh, Nathaniel Yung Xiang Lee et al.
Lucid dreaming allows individuals to be aware they are dreaming and sometimes control the dream, offering benefits like entertainment, improved mental well-being, reduced nightmares, skill enhancement, creative inspiration, and problem-solving. However, manipulating dream content is challenging, even for experienced lucid dreamers. DreamCeption is a prototype that uses brain and eye activity sensors to detect lucid dreaming and then provides visual and auditory stimuli to guide the dreamer toward desired content. The system aims to make the benefits of lucid dreaming more accessible. It is expected to interest human-computer interaction researchers in exploring digital lucid dreaming applications.