Physicalization of Sleep Data: Designing and Evaluating a Tangible Device for Sleep Quality Assessment

Problem Statement

This thesis aims to explore the potential of data physicalization for health-related wellbeing motivation in a private context, specifically in the areas of sleep. By designing a visualisation for a prototype that translates stress and sleep data into a physical representation, this thesis seeks to examine the effectiveness of data physicalization as a motivational tool for individuals to make positive changes to their wellbeing.

Tasks

• Perform a literature review
• Design multiple visualisations
• Programm multiple suitable visualisations
• Evaluate visualisations
• Write a thesis and present your findings in the Disputationsseminar
• (Optional:) co-write a research paper

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of user research
• Experience with hardware prototyping (Arduino)
• Experience with visualisations