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Alexandra Kitson

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Virtual reality researcher, designer, instructor

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Designing for Self-Transcendent Experiences in Virtual Reality

What is the nature of introspective practices and their transferability to virtual reality? I want to find out how virtual reality can be a tool for introspection in order to help people make sense of and understand their internal states, ultimately helping to create a more positive sense of mental well-being.

featured, lucid dreaming, meditation, mindfulness, phenomenology, psychedelics, transcendent, virtual reality

Lucid Loop: A Virtual Deep Learning Biofeedback System for Lucid Dreaming Practice

Lucid dreaming, knowing one is dreaming while dreaming, is an important tool for exploring consciousness and bringing awareness to different…

artificial intelligence, biofeedback, lucid dreaming, virtual reality

Dream x Engineering Workshop @ MIT Media Lab

At the end of January 2019, I was invited to attend and present at the first Dream x Engineering Workshop…

lucid dreaming, positive technology

Can Lucid Dreaming Research Guide Self-Transcendent Experience Design in Virtual Reality?

As virtual reality designers, we aim to create technological experiences to better human connection and well-being in hopes of helping…

design, lucid dreaming, virtual reality

Immersive Interactive Technologies for Positive Change: A Scoping Review and Design Considerations

How can we most effectively employ different design elements and interaction strategies to support positive change? Moreover, what types of…

biofeedback, meditation, positive technology, virtual reality, wellbeing

Going Beyond: Lucid Dreaming as a Lens into Transformative Experience Design for Virtual Reality

CYPSY23: 23RD ANNUAL CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, CYBERTHERAPY & SOCIAL NETWORKING CONFERENCE. Gatineau, QC, Canada. June 26-28, 2018. CyPsy23_Presentation_LucidDreaming_Kitson Kitson, A., & Riecke, B.…

lucid dreaming, transcendent, virtual reality

Are You Dreaming? A Phenomenological Study on Understanding Lucid Dreams as a Tool for Introspection in Virtual Reality

CHI ’18 Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Montreal QC, Canada — April 21 – 26,…

lucid dreaming, phenomenology, virtual reality

Designing VR for Breath Awareness and Eliciting Positive Affect States

3rd Annual Innovations in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health: Virtual Reality and Behavior Change Stanford, CA, USA October 6-7, 2017   This…

immersion, meditation, mindfulness, virtual reality

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