Guided Visualisation App

Similar to the topic I want to focus in on for COP, this idea works well as it enables me to do what I originally wanted to do for COP, by making a projections or at least app based media that allows people to create a place of sanctuary that will help them sleep. Having sleeping problems myself I listen to a lot of guided visualisations, through this app people will be able to create their own space of comfort, with a game like interface allowing them to alter factors like the sound, lighting, rapidness of waves if they're at a beach or wind through the trees in a forest for example. I want to call the app 'Happy Places' that will transport people to a place of personal tranquility. This allows me to cover another basis of meditation, so for COP I'll be focusing more on the mental health side of things.

When taken through guided visualisations, I'm usually drawn to those set in an enchanted forest, others include at waterfront, by the sea or floating either suspended in the air/ clouds/ sea. I personally don't like those that lead you into the sea as I have a fear of the ocean, so for me I'd want to choose a 'happy place' that doesn't immerse me in water, while others may have a fear of being alone in the forest or heights for example, the app therefore needs to include a range of visualisations come to life with the choice of adapting your environment to suit your preferences and calm you down. Above images would be examples of the kinds of visuals I'd include with different settings that you can then customise and adjust in addition.

Considering how I could actually project this, I looked at methods of attaching a projector to a phone as I want the basis to be on an app so it's compact and accessible. You can therefore watch it on your phone when away or in confined spaces / when not appropriate to project but if you're at home and have a mini projector you could use it enhancing the experience.

More DIY approaches can be effective like this pack you can buy: