Mindless Computing

In this project we present the concept of Mindless Computing, which is a novel perspective for designing behavior change technologies. The main idea of Mindless Computing is to design behavior change technologies that does not require user's conscious awareness to be effective. We present two examples of technologies based on this approach: the Mindless Plate, which is a plate that creates an illusion to subconsciously influence user's perception of food portion; and a mobile application that can influence the way a person speaks by manipulating their voice pitch and playing it back in real-time through a headphone.