IT168?Review In recent years we have seen many smart wearable devices, most of the bracelets, pedometers, watches, etc. are recording the user's sports data, to encourage everyone to "move" up. At the beginning of 2014, Huaqiang North Mall in the sale of BrainLink Idea Power headband, the new launch of a "meditation garden" App is more alternative, which encourages users to "quiet" down, meditation meditation way to explore the inner self, regulate emotions to relax and reduce stress. The app encourages users to meditate on their inner selves and regulate their emotions to achieve the effect of relaxation and de-stressing.
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? A gamified meditation experience
At first glance, Zen Garden looks like a game. However, after a deeper understanding, I found that it is actually a health app that uses gamification to encourage users to meditate daily, making an otherwise boring practice more fun and increasing the sense of accomplishment.▲Game interface
The App integrates a plant-raising gameplay. Based on the user's daily meditation effect, plant nutrients are given to irrigate the plant to grow. Plants mature and produce fruits, which are used to exchange for new plants and scenes. If the plant is not irrigated for many days it will wither, and the app will also give push alerts. Most people can't bear to see their lovely plants wither and will keep training to get the nutrients, and "Zen Garden" uses this gamification technique to motivate users to meditate and relax every day, even if it's just for 5 minutes, so that they can change their habits and improve their emotional health.Science fiction brainwave interaction
It is worth mentioning that the daily meditation effect is obtained by analyzing the relaxation degree of brainwaves (alpha brainwave band) through the BrainLink headband collection and analyzing brainwaves, and at the same time, it provides a data report of the day's training effect, as well as relaxation tips and suggestions. Even if the user does not have the BrainLink device in hand, he or she can still practice meditation, but will not be able to accurately judge the effect and brainwave data report, and at the same time will be able to obtain less plant nutrients.
▲APP interface
During the training process, users only need to put on the BrainLink headband, select the background music and training duration, and then close their eyes to listen to the meditation guide and alpha brainwave music, which help users enter a relaxed state of meditation. The guiding voice and music change according to the real-time brainwave data detected by BrainLink. For example, if BrainLink detects that the user is emotionally tense, the guiding voice will alert and give further advice. Within the training interface, users can also see the trend of their brain's relaxation level and the change of alpha brainwave in real time, which are features that fulfill the needs of many meditators who want to understand their brain's brainwave changes in an objective and scientific way.
Brainwave data analysis
Another core feature of Zen Garden is the daily training report. Like many apps for wearable devices, this report provides users with an intuitive data quantification of self-body information, such as today's mood index, training hours, recent days' trend, etc.. At the same time, various health recommendations are given based on this data. Users can also share the report to WeChat friends and the social function of the circle of friends. Showing off your achievements at the same time, you can also let your family and friends know your emotional health status, and transmit positive energy.
▲Relax your brain
Finally, Zen Garden also offers a blog collection of relaxation tips. This is a collection of articles on brain health, meditation techniques, and brainwave knowledge. These articles are constantly being updated and are a great knowledge base for those who have a hard time and are concerned about their brain health.