Promises and Pitfalls of Computer-Supported Mindfulness: Exploring a Situated Mobile Approach
Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023, USA
Computers 2018, 7(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/computers7010002
Received: 1 November 2017 / Revised: 19 December 2017 / Accepted: 21 December 2017 / Published: 22 December 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantified Self and Personal Informatics)
Computer-supported mindfulness (CSM) is a burgeoning area filled with varied approaches such as mobile apps and EEG headbands. However, many of the approaches focus on providing meditation guidance. The ubiquity of mobile devices may provide new opportunities to support mindfulness practices that are more situated in everyday life. In this paper, a new situated mindfulness approach is explored through a specific mobile app design. Through an experimental design, the approach is compared to traditional audio-based mindfulness meditation, and a mind wandering control, over a one-week period. The study demonstrates the viability for a situated mobile mindfulness approach to induce mindfulness states. However, phenomenological aspects of the situated mobile approach suggest both promises and pitfalls for computer-supported mindfulness using a situated approach.
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Vacca, R. Promises and Pitfalls of Computer-Supported Mindfulness: Exploring a Situated Mobile Approach. Computers 2018, 7, 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers7010002
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Vacca R. Promises and Pitfalls of Computer-Supported Mindfulness: Exploring a Situated Mobile Approach. Computers. 2018; 7(1):2. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers7010002
Chicago/Turabian StyleVacca, Ralph. 2018. "Promises and Pitfalls of Computer-Supported Mindfulness: Exploring a Situated Mobile Approach" Computers 7, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers7010002
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