This mixed-methods study inves­ti­gates how real versus sham visual biofeed­back influ­ences sub­jec­tive and phys­i­o­log­i­cal relax­ation, self-connection, body aware­ness, flow, and self-transcendence within Sensorium 1.5 — an indi­vid­ual, immer­sive instal­la­tion com­bin­ing body-scan med­i­ta­tion, ambi­ent sound, and HRV-responsive LED light­ing. Fifty par­tic­i­pants will expe­ri­ence both real and sham feed­back in a coun­ter­bal­anced within-subjects design. In the real con­di­tion, light pat­terns and colours respond to real-time HRV (RMSSD); in the sham con­di­tion, visu­als follow a fixed sequence. Custom sur­veys cap­ture base­line traits and pre/post-session states, while ethno­graphic inter­views explore par­tic­i­pants’ embod­ied and reflec­tive experiences.

 

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