Thesis Topic

Narrowing down thesis topic:

Virtual reality brings all the sensory triggers of nature together into one holistic experience that is focused toward anxiety and stress reduction.

1. Immersive Experience (evidence that immersive experiences are effective at reducing stress)

2. Nature sounds reducing stress (effective at reducing stress)

3. Mindfulness meditation (surroundings/visuals are effective for mindful meditation)

4. Environmental factors (temperature as well as what can be felt and seen where standing)

Quote

Intro

Ends with thesis statement

Background on motivation for project

Background on VR (tech)

Each argument as provided about 1-4

Describe how project design choices are based on the above arguments

Conclusion

*Example links for each argument

Anxiety reduction

Emotional response to environment (Rain, Thunder, Stream, Waterfall, Wildlife)

Next week: Researching nature sounds and how they help reduce stress. Instillation environment and setup.

Stress-reducing effect of nature sounds:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5842016/