In collaboration with UCSF, I designed an interactive educational experience that helps people understand how stress affects the brain and body through a 3D brain model, guided storytelling, and simplified neuroscience.
Context
Stress is a universal experience, but most people have little understanding of what it is actually doing to their brain and body. Existing educational resources are often dense, clinical, and difficult to engage with, creating a gap between stress science and public understanding.
Final Prototype of Stress Response
Problem
How might we make the effects of stress easier to understand for a general audience without oversimplifying the science or overwhelming users with information?
Solution
I designed a 3D brain experience that used guided storytelling and progressive disclosure to translate complex neuroscience into a more accessible, engaging learning tool.
Exploration of Brain Models
Impact
In testing, the prototype improved understanding of stress-related brain functions by 47% and increased engagement with the educational content by 66%.
