Biofeedback as UX Material

This session explores biofeedback sensors as the next critical input for UX design and how understanding the body can help us design more meaningful, adaptive experiences. Today, UX relies heavily on observable behaviors like clicks, taps, and navigation patterns.

Biofeedback introduces a deeper layer by capturing internal states such as attention, stress, calm, and cognitive load through signals like brainwaves, heart rate, and breath.

Drawing from my master’s thesis and large scale interactive installations, I will share how physiological data can be translated into real time visual, sonic, and spatial feedback. The session bridges biosensors and UX fundamentals, showing how designers can move from reactive interfaces to empathetic systems that respond to how users feel, not just what they do.

Attendees will leave with a practical framework for thinking about biofeedback as a design material and a glimpse into the future of human centered experiences.