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In the last couple of years, I and my team have been intensively working on a new research program in  Positive Technology : Transformative Experience Design. In short, the goal of this project is to  understand how virtual reality, brain-based technologies and the language of arts can support transformative experiences , that is, emotional experiences that promote deep personal change. About Transformative Experience Design As noted by  Miller and C’de Baca , there are experiences in life that are able to generate profound and long-lasting shifts in core beliefs and...

Two good news for Positive Technology followers. 1) Our new book on Human Computer Confluence is out ! 2) It can be downloaded for free here Human-computer confluence refers to an invisible, implicit, embodied or even implanted interaction between humans and system components. New classes of user interfaces are emerging that make use of several sensors and are able to adapt...

In 1999, Joseph Pine and James Gilmore wrote a seminal book titled “The Experience Economy” (Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA) that theorized the shift from a service-based economy to an...

From New Scientist The latest prototype of virtual reality headset Oculus Rift allows you to step right into the movies you watch and the games you play AN OLD man sits across the fire...