Positive Expressive Technologies for Mental Wellness

Following in the positive psychology tradition, this research aims to provide new insights into the design of positive expressive technologies for mental wellness. A collection of artifacts, termed PosiPost is being developed, enabling users to share positive emotions. We take an iterative approach to the design process, analyzing the ways in which different technologies are developed in order to support the expression and sharing of positive emotions for augmenting mental wellness. By taking advantage of technologies’ flexibilities in space and time, the potential for positive expressive applications to support mental wellness via low-level access outside of the psychiatrist’s office is explored.