Zhe Lou

Baku is an interface application design that concentrates on alleviating negative post-nightmare distress in the general population and documenting a nightmare re-scripting journal in the manner of sound experiences. Inspired by imagery rehearsal therapy, art therapy, and cultural manifestations, the design outcome integrates modern psychotherapeutic research with traditional eastern imagery of Baku from Japanese folktales, borrowing the idea of "the dream eater". To collect more diverse responses from individuals, the design research process utilized a systematic literature review, questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and public co-designing methods as in-depth approaches. This interface application explores the possibility of introducing a system similar to psychotherapeutic practice to the more significant population troubled by nightmares without mental health complications or deficiency.