Yep - it's now fully optional, I think probably just delete the old version and go through onboarding again (and select No Mic Access). You'll then get a sort of simulated breathing response, rather than the actual input.
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It's less 'cognitive' than other apps, but a few studies have shown breathing exercises are as effective for stress as guided meditation, but also much simpler to follow [0]. I'm always slightly surprised at how effective breathing is in helping relaxation - although it obviously makes a lot of physiological sense. So, Lungy is designed to make a practice simple / fun to do each day.
[0] https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2023/02/cyclic-sighin...
Yep, it has been tricky to get over the line as a medical device and used in the NHS, hence the focus more on wellness initially.
[0] https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/alphabet-acquires-seno...
Multi-disciplinary doctor and design engineer - created Lungy (lungy.app). Would love to help on interesting projects part-time (10-20 hours per week)
email: hello [at] lungy [dot] app
Otherwise, look out in Jan / Feb next year for applications to be a 'committed listener'.
Also, very interested in synthetic biology atm, I’m taking HTGAA - https://www.media.mit.edu/courses/htgaa/
Especially when the problematic features are charged for, it gives the recommendations / suggestions an air of legitimacy which could be dangerous.
I would be really careful in this area though, especially using ChatGPT to generate suggestions. This to me this does venture into medical device territory, based on the intended use. Check the guidelines here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/medical-devices-s... - UK specific, but will be similar for FDA.
Honestly, I would seek proper consultancy advice, remove any suggestions / recommendations for now, and just have it as a data-logging platform. The disclaimer unfortunately will not stand up.
Congratulations on getting this far - I really hope you continue on this path, just make sure you are on firm ground.
Go for it - we're all rooting for you!
Does it mention what the density of the mesh is, or is it a flat plane with no displacement?
Also, I wonder if there's a way to optimise the foam particles in some way. It does seem very wasteful to generate them across the whole plane, when most are culled. I wonder if the particle emission / creation could be linked to foam density?
Also, how is the noise generated? I know it's a tiny thing but it looks a bit repetitive / pseudorandom.
The safe and very systematic approaches the author describes are defensive, too rigid and avoid what creativity really is - a leap into the unknown.
The idea that memorisation leads to creativity is actually very misleading - especially the assumption that what you are learning is 'true'. It just means you are more aware of the restrictions and existing work in a field - often the most exciting work comes from the excitement and slight naivety of exploring something new - 'beginner's mind'. Kids are very creative, partly because their model of the world is not fully established.
It's very useful from an evolutionary standpoint to have an accurate internal model 'me', which you can project into hypothetical scenarios and learn from them, reducing risk and the amount of trial and error (and so increasing survival). I like the Hofstadter view that consciousness arises from the 'strange loopiness' of this self-awareness of the 'I' model.
Any social benefits are secondary, rather than the driving force, and are a result of this model and differentiating 'me' from 'you'.
I once used Floyd-Steinberg dithering to make 3D voxel prints from brain MRI scans [0]. You just convert the scan to full white and black values to represent different inks, and it means you don't have to do any segmentation and can represent fine structures much more accurately.
May be interesting to try with Atkinson dithering too, although the loss of detail may be an issue.
Maybe at some point we'll rename...
Lungy is currently an app for people with healthy lungs - breathing exercises and mindfulness are effective at reducing anxiety and stress symptoms.
Honestly the regulatory process I have found to be incredibly opaque and difficult. It's tricky to find out what exactly qualifies as a medical device, and then the process for certification. A company called Open Regulatory helped us and the flow chart here is helpful (for UK):
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/software-and-arti...
We have some results for improved ML breath detection which could be quantitative (real-world values for flow & volume). I want it to go through peer review ideally and then would try to publicise the results.
Breathing depth and rate is so closely linked to physiological stress. Breathing exercises are such a simple intervention to break this cycle but they do work surprisingly well.
OSA is typically diagnosed now with polysomnographs, which have a lot of wires and sensors and are quite uncomfortable to sleep with. I think there are a few startups in this space, making much more lightweight and comfortable hardware. It may be interesting to just use a phone though..