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Digital Catharsis

Consumers use technology to achieve emotional release

Implications - Consumers in pursuit of emotional health and well-being are turning to new forms of technology to meet these needs. Created with the intent of helping people express, or induce, complex emotions non-verbally, this emerging technology strongly indicates that current methods of expression and communication are falling short.

SCORE 4.6

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6 Examples, 54 Related: 135,913 Total Clicks

Date Range: Dec 14 - Nov 15

Trending: Average

Consumer Insight Topics: Tech Mobile Lifestyle Gadgets Health Life

Featured Examples

Relaxing Selfie-Coloring Apps - This App Turns Any Smartphone Photo into a Coloring Book Page

SCORE 5.6

Warm 1,197 Clicks Pub: Nov 2, 15

Relaxing Selfie-Coloring Apps

This App Turns Any Smartphone Photo into a Coloring Book Page

This coloring app lets grown-ups experience the therapeutic joy of finger painting, using their own photo collection. The Chromaldry coloring app bills itself as an “art therapy app.”... [More]

Emotion-Transmitting Machines - The SenseX Uses UltraHaptics Technology to Transmit Emotions

SCORE 5.9

Warm 2,422 Clicks Pub: Apr 25, 15

Emotion-Transmitting Machines

The SenseX Uses UltraHaptics Technology to Transmit Emotions

The SenseX is a high-tech system, developed by a gorup of British scientists, that uses UltraHaptics technology to help users experience specific emotions without even touching them. The... [More]

Intuitive Musical Apps - The Flutter App Allows You to Express Your Grief Through Music

SCORE 5.5

Warm 2,483 Clicks Pub: Dec 19, 14

Intuitive Musical Apps

The Flutter App Allows You to Express Your Grief Through Music

The Flutter app allows users to express themselves through a self-designed soundtrack. The human emotional spectrum is very nuanced and complex. We are often unable to articulate our own feelings,... [More]

Musical Expression Apps - The Musations App Wants Teens to Express How They Feel Through Music

SCORE 4.1

Average 1,017 Clicks Pub: Apr 20, 15

Musical Expression Apps

The Musations App Wants Teens to Express How They Feel Through Music

The recently launched Musations app is a playful platform encouraging teens to use music as a means of self-expression when words seem to fail them. Musation is a social music app that incorporates... [More]

Interactive Musical Sculptures - This New Platform Combines Physical and Digital Music Technology

SCORE 2.5

Untested 541 Clicks Pub: Jul 20, 15

Interactive Musical Sculptures

This New Platform Combines Physical and Digital Music Technology

‘REIFY’ is a collaborative art and technology project that uses musical sculptures to create a unique sensory experience. The project was launched by the New Museum of Contemporary Art... [More]

Ambient Messaging Apps - This Program Allows Users to Send Vibes to Friends and Family Via WiFi

SCORE 3

Mild 221 Clicks Pub: Aug 27, 15

Ambient Messaging Apps

This Program Allows Users to Send Vibes to Friends and Family Via WiFi

‘Magic Vibes’ is a new ambient messaging platform that allows users to send vibes to friends and family via WiFi. Despite the popularity of social media, platforms like this one are... [More]