LuciEntry HOME: An Anywhere Lucid Dream Induction Prototype
P. Wang, Nathaniel Yung Xiang Lee, Rohit Rajesh, Antony Smith Loose, N. Semertzidis, F. Mueller
CHI Extended Abstracts May 11, 2024 DOI: 10.1145/3613905.3649122 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | pre-sleep cognitive training external stimulation |
| Topics | Lucid dreaming |
| Key points | LuciEntry HOME is a portable, autonomous system that integrates pre-sleep cognitive training via a mobile app with wireless external stimulation to induce lucid dreaming, reducing reliance on sleep labs and manual researcher intervention. |
Abstract
Lucid dreaming is a unique state of consciousness where one is aware of dreaming whilst asleep, allowing the dreamer to control their dream content, offering various mental and physical health benefits. Existing research has utilised lab settings with manual induction techniques with researchers to induce lucid dreams, which is costly and time-consuming. Thus, there is a need for an autonomous system that would easily integrate lucid dreaming induction techniques and trigger them autonomously. In response, we present LuciEntry HOME, a portable system that utilises (1) a mobile app to guide users through pre-sleep cognitive training and (2) light, battery-powered, and wireless components for external stimulation. LuciEntry HOME emphasizes portability, autonomy and modularity, reducing the reliance on sleep labs and researchers to trigger the external stimulus manually in an effort to make lucid dreaming more accessible and facilitating future research on its application.