Schizophrenia is defined as a chronic mental disorder that includes abnormalities in an individual's perception, emotions, and behavior.
According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), schizophrenia affects approximately 24 million people worldwide, or 1 out of every 300 people (approximately 0.32%). In the adult population, this proportion is 1 out of every 222 people (approximately 0.45%)

It can be seen that the suffering of schizophrenic patients after the disease is mainly from three parts, one is the disease, the second is the difficulty of family members to understand, and the third is the prejudice of society towards schizophrenic patients.

Based on data collection and analysis, I found that I could determine whether they had symptoms of schizophrenia in three ways.

At the same time, I found that AI can help with some diagnosis and processing.

So finally I decided to start from two aspects, the first is to make a state monitoring and recording product for schizophrenic patients, as a way to help their guardians to better monitor them, and at the same time help schizophrenic patients to better recover. The second is to make an immersive experience device for the remaining 99.45% of ordinary people to experience the difference between the mental state of schizophrenic patients and ordinary people, so as to improve the prejudice against schizophrenic patients in the society.

Technical components and logic diagrams used in the device.

I got six schizophrenics and six healthy people to experience the device.
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Images generated from eye movements and brain waves of schizophrenic patients:

Images generated from eye movements and brain waves of healthy person:

We can clearly see that the vortexes generated by schizophrenics tend to be concentrated at one or two points, whereas the vortexes generated by normal people tend to be more dispersed.

1. Wear the EEG detector on your head and stand in front of the camera.

2. Gaze at the photo for 15 seconds to get a real-time generated mental state picture.

3. At the end of the session, you will receive a printed souvenir card with a picture of your mental state, and then you can take your card to visit the mental state of schizophrenics or other experiencers, or you can scan the QR code on the souvenir card to further your experience.

Thanks to my friends who worked with me to set up the exhibit space.

CareSync Link

Wearing this real-time monitoring device, patients can not only keep abreast of their health status and make adjustments as needed, but also share relevant information with their families.
At the same time, the family receives synchronous messages to quickly understand the patient's condition in order to provide timely care and support. By participating in the community, families of patients are able to find peers and seek the best means of support together, while also paying more attention to the psychological needs of the families of patients.

Patient perspective

1. You can click on history to see the historical situation and the corresponding predictions. help you adjust your status in time.

2. Based on the monitoring situation, generate a personal visual poster, including your overall score, relevant recommendations, and areas to pay attention to.

Family perspective

1. According to the monitoring situation, the individual visual poster is generated, and the comprehensive score is generated.(If the score is too low, you can click the button to find a doctor and get help)

2. You can click on history to see the history of the him and the corresponding predictions.

3. Reach out to healthcare professionals promptly, engage in community dialogues, foster effective communication.

Depth of User Experience
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Does the installation successfully enable users to deeply feel the emotions and thoughts of schizophrenia patients? Does it truly promote understanding and empathy towards them?

User Experience Survey

How can we design a comprehensive user experience survey to gather feedback on users' feelings and cognitive changes before and after the experience? How do we ensure that these surveys comprehensively cover overall satisfaction and suggestions for improvement?