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Friday, November 11 • 10:00 - 11:00
Designing Relaxation LIMITED

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How do you create a meditative experience focussed on breathing? And can you be sure that it has real effects on the player? DEEP is a meditative virtual reality experience driven by a custom breathing controller, currently being developed by game designers Owen Harris (Ireland) and Niki Smit (Netherlands). Having started as a personal tool for Owen to combat feelings of anxiety, together with Niki, DEEP is on a journey exploring how to design for virtual reality, while also being involved in contributing to scientific research regarding anxiety. At This Happened Niki will talk about the road travelled thus far.

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Niki Smit

Co-founder, Monobanda PLAY
Niki Smit is designer and co-founder at Monobanda PLAY. Monobanda aims to explore and expand the boundaries of interaction. They focus heavily on researching and developing news forms of meaningful play and artful interaction. Smit regularly gives talks on the importance of free play... Read More →


Friday November 11, 2016 10:00 - 11:00 IST
1.05-1.06 HICC, Hi-tec City, Hyderabad