Xiangyu Xiao

Final Project

Human Plant Interaction

The effect of sensory and haptic feedback on perceived usefulness and emotional well-being

This study investigated the role of haptic and sensory interaction in the context of human-plant interaction, researching the effect of sensory human-plant interaction and haptic feedback on perceived usefulness and emotions.

• I investigated how plants and humans can communicate with each other so that humans know when plants need to be watered while allowing plants to have a positive effect on improving human well-being.
• The plant detects user input through touch and provides sensory and haptic feedback through sound, light, and vibration

Design thinking process

A design thinking approach had been used with human-centered design. This allowed the exploration of how plant interactions influence human emotions, investigating interaction modes, behaviours, and diverse sensory stimulation and feedback.

Participatory Workshops

Participatory design was used to incorporate the needs, and aspirations of the users into the design, and come up with more user-centred solutions.

• In the first participatory workshop, I investigated different interaction methods with participants and ideated the first prototype.
• In the second participatory workshop, participants experienced the first prototype, providing valuable suggestions to improve the prototype.
• In the third participatory workshop, participants interacted with a refined prototype and provided final suggestions.