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The Scope

Many people struggle to maintain healthy sleep schedules and habits, often experiencing sleep issues such as insomnia that significantly impact their day-to-day health and overall quality of life. This case study explores how advanced technologies, specifically emerging AR devices, can be leveraged to positively influence sleep behaviors and everyday lifestyle patterns.

Design Challenge

How might we help people improve their sleep quality and sleep schedule in order to support a productive and healthy lifestyle?

Soultion

My vision is to create an advanced sleep optimization system that reimagines the wake-up experience and improves sleep quality by bridging emerging AR technology with the familiar Apple ecosystem. The goal is to redefine the sleep–wake cycle through smart technology that seamlessly adapts to users’ natural rhythms.

Research

"Sleep is a vital, reversible, and active physiological state characterized by reduced consciousness, decreased sensory input, and altered brain activity"

What is Sleep?

Circadian rhythms refers to the 24 hour clock in our brain that regulates cycles of alertness and sleepiness by responding to light changes in our environment. These insights on the light's effects are key consideration in our product.

Circadian Rhythms and Light Exposure

Sleep inertia is the groggy, disoriented state after waking that makes it hard to think or perform tasks because the brain isn’t fully alert. It typically lasts 15–30 minutes (sometimes longer) and is influenced by sleep deprivation, wake-up timing, and factors like high adenosine levels or incomplete brain activation.

When to Wake-Up?

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Research Presention

User Research

To better understand the people I was designing for, I explored the daily experiences of both students and working professionals. This helped me understand their routines, challenges, and motivations, giving life to the range of users impacted by sleep issues.

Persona

Through the interviews, I uncovered patterns in their struggles. Many shared similar frustrations, whether it was restless nights, groggy mornings, or difficulty maintaining healthy sleep habits.

Pain points

Users expressed the desire for a single, seamless solution that could support them in all aspects of their sleep journey. These insights guided the design toward a product that truly feels intuitive, holistic, and accessible.

User Needs

Goal Setting

Tracks your sleep patterns with AI-driven insights

Analyzing sleep pattern alongside your lifestyle and work schedule to provide personalized recommendations

Smart integration with home system (lights, blinds, speakers, etc)

Automatically connects to home system to ease your experience

Compatable with Apple's ecosystem

Connected through all Apple devices

Design

Integrate Sleep AR into the Apple’s ecosystem & home system

This creates seamless, efficient experience that users can immediately understand. Leveraging familiar elements and existing data helps build trust, making it easier for users to adopt the system and feel confident in managing their sleep journey.

Set up sleeping schedule and goals and connect device to the Smart Home system for best results

Collecting Personal Information and Habits

Easily access all your setting sleep data, alarm setting, and timely reminders (including thermostat, blinds, lights, and music) through the comfort of AR

AR Dashboard / Home System