Designed to Put You To Sleep
One of the challenges we look at in my cognitive design class is how to use the latest neuroscience to do a “cognitive makeover” of a room to support specific types of sleep – short but restorative cat naps, a full night’s rest, stimulate lucid dreaming and so on.
So I am always on the lookout for new designable scientific insights into sleep and various gadgets that help. A former student just sent me this link on Lightsleeper. Here is how it works:
“When you turn on the device (and turn off the lights in your bedroom) LightSleeper projects a light on the ceiling above your bed. The light moves in a controlled, circular, and soothing manner. Follow the light with your eyes, while lying in bed. Gradually, your mind will relax and you’ll be ready to sleep well and enjoy a longer, better quality sleep.”
It is like reading only it does not stimulate the mind. The device shuts off after 30 minutes.
