Hello everyone,
My name is Monique de Vos, and I'm a student at the Technical University of Eindhoven. I'm currently researching a new app against panic- and anxiety attacks as my graduation project at the faculty of Industrial Design. The goal of the project is to provide a free app which helps people calm down from a panic- or anxiety attack sooner, and to train and educate them to better cope with the attacks in the future. It is not meant to replace a therapist, and it never will be; the main purpose of the app is to provide instant relief.
For the actual app to be of real use to people who suffer from panic attacks, I need your feedback. Since you are an expert at battling panic and anxiety in daily life, your feedback would be much appreciated and invaluable for the further development of this app.
I've set up an online prototype of the app using InVision, a well-known prototyping platform for app development. Please copy and paste the link below in your browser bar to access the prototype.
invis.io/Z632DHEND
It will take approximately 5 to 10 minutes to explore the app and write some feedback. Feedback is welcome in any shape or form (in this thread, in a PM, in InVision, positive or negative or just questions; anything you write will help further the development of the app.) Answering the following questions based on your experience with the prototype app would be much appreciated as well:
- Is the 'breathing circle' helpful during a panic attack?
- Is the diary system easy to use?
- What kind of functions should be added to (or removed from) the app to make it more useful?
Thank you in advance for your time and feedback!
Kind regards,
Monique