iBreathe

http://ibreathe.info/

iBreathe runs off of a stretch sensor, an arduino, and Processing.

Oftentimes when we sit at our computers, hunched over, distracted, or stressed out - we forget to breathe. Linda Stone refers to this common phenomenon as "email apnea" in this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-stone/just-breathe-building-the_b_85651.html

Shallow, restricted breathing and poor posture can lead to short term feelings of anxiety, and long term health problems! This is where iBreathe comes in.

Using Processing code, iBreathe helps you calibrate a moderate to deep breath through the dimness function in your (mac only, for now) computer. When your breathing falls out of the calibrated range - i.e. stops or becomes shallow - your computer screen will dim, obscuring your work. Once you are back in range, your computer will brighten again, and you can keep at it - hopefully feeling a bit more serene.

Also included here is a bracelet that uses an iPhone motor to vi