Awaken our original heart
唤醒初心
基于「内在小孩治疗法」的沉浸式空间交互设计
Spatial interaction design based on psychotherapy “inner child”
Freely playing with one’s childhood self in a fantastical space.
和小时候的自己在一个奇幻的空间尽情玩耍。
Background
项目背景
As kids we all had a pure and innocent heart. But as adults we gradually lost touch with this original innocence. This project uses digital methods to help adults reconnect with their Inner Child, thereby rediscovering the power and beauty of their “original heart”.
小时候，我们都有一颗纯真无邪的初心。但长大后，我们逐渐失去了与这份初心的联系。这个项目通过数字化的方法帮助成年人重新连接他们的内在小孩，从而重新发现初心的力量和美好。
Goal 项目目标
This project lets adults, who are deeply troubled by life’s pressures and inner confusion, find the primal strength brought by their “original heart.” Through interactions with their Inner Child, users experience the joy and freedom of innocence, thus reconnecting with their most authentic selves.
本项目让深受生活压力和内心困惑困扰的成年人找到“初心”带来的原始力量。通过与内在小孩的互动，用户体验到纯真的快乐和自由，从而重新连接到最真实的自我。
my Role 我的角色
product designer &User experience designer(full stage)
产品设计师&用户体验设计师(全量)
target group
目标用户
Adults who are troubled by life pressure and inner confusion and want to regain the lightness, energy and innocence of their childlike “Original Heart”.
受到生活压力和内心困惑的困扰、并希望重新找回儿时“初心”那种轻松、活力和纯真的成年人。
challenge & highlight
挑战与亮点
challenge
- How to clearly define the “Original Heart” with the existing theoretical cognition;
- How to provide a logical and clear design solution to a more metaphysical problem;
- Due to the complex core of the conceptual scheme, challenging prototyping using interdisciplinary knowledge, such as video direction, video shooting and post-production.
- 如何用已有理论清晰定义“初心”；
- 如何为一个更具形而上学的问题提供逻辑清晰的设计解决方案；
- 由于概念方案的复杂核心，挑战性的原型设计需要跨学科知识，如视频导演、视频拍摄和后期制作。
highlight
- This project is a breakthrough in the use of design methodology to serve purely psychological pain points and needs;
- This project explores future possibilities of interaction design in interactive forms and interfaces;
- Each design aspect in the whole process is precisely in line with the principles of user experience design and the core elements of the concept
- 本项目突破性地运用设计方法学来解决纯粹的心理痛点和需求；
- 本项目探索了交互设计在形式和界面上的未来可能性；
- 整个过程中的每个设计方面都精准符合用户体验设计原则和概念的核心要素。
Research
前期调研
concept
概念发展
How to apply the triggers for awakening inner child in design?
如何将唤醒内在小孩的触发器运用于设计层面？
concept core
概念核心要素
Scanning an adult user’s face generates their childhood self. In an independent space, the user meets this Inner Child and, guided by it, freely engages in playful drawing.
扫描成年人用户的脸生成一个他/她孩童时候的自己，用户会在一个独立的空间中遇见这个小时候的自己（内在小孩），并在其引导下，通过随意画画的方式尽情玩耍。
UX flow
交互流程设计
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technology 技术
design details 设计思考
spacial design
空间设计
Interior 室内
basic 基调
- intimacy and solitude
- meditative and immersive
- 亲密与独处
- 冥想与沉浸
size 大小
- based on one adult arm spread width 2(80*80)
- in consideration of distance to mirror while giving enough room for “play”
- 以一个成人张开双臂的宽度为基础 2(80*80)
- 考虑到与镜子的距离不要太远，同时提供足够的“玩耍”空间
shape 形状
- cloud form: poetic symbol for freedom, creativity and innocent mind
- entrance area: separation of outside and inside; mysterious, curious
- 云朵形状：自由、创造力和纯真心灵的诗意象征
- 入口区域：内外分离；神秘，充满好奇
Exterior 室外
I use clouds as the inspiration for the appearance. For me, clouds are essential elements in the realm of human imagination. They are poetic symbols that evoke feelings of ease, freedom, and infinite space. This aligns perfectly with the light-heartedness expressed by the Original Heart.
我以云朵作为外观的灵感。对我来说，云彩是人类想象领域中不可或缺的存在。它们是诗意的象征，给人一种轻松、自由和无限空间的感觉。这与“初心”所表达的轻松愉悦相契合。
final prototype
高保真原型
video demo
Video links: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ef4y1h7Lt/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=8d47196b8e641d6716b4fac076170be4
Chang Sun. 