Cittamātra

Inspiration & Research

I did some research online.

Then I discovered emotion sensors.

There are wearable ones, like watches:

Or you can achieve it visually—using a webcam to capture the face and analyze micro-expressions. I feel like wearing a watch would be more interesting.

What is my mood related to? I think it’s strongly connected to the weather.

I’ve also finalized the concept I want to create. I want the audience to enter a microscopic world that changes based on their mood. It’s similar to a concept in Buddhism: “Everything is created by the mind.” In Sanskrit, it’s called Cittamātra.

How it works

What I envision is: based on the user’s mood, there will be different immersive experiences—lighting effects, and simulated weather conditions. For example, using some photos I took myself:

Installtion Setup photoshopping