Emotion Oasis

Design by INOASIS team for Design Shanghai 2025, invited wellbeing sensory sanctury

"Emotion Oasis of Tomorrow” is a neuro-AI interactive multisensory installation, exhibited at Design Shanghai from 4th to 7th June 2025, power by INOASIS mental wellbeing multisensory AI, which was awarded second prize in the Google Gemma 3 “AI for Good” Hackathon, recognising its evidence-based design solutions that address mental wellness through spatial experience.

This exhibition uses the medium of installation art to showcase the prototype of INOASIS’s multisensory design research system and its practical application in enhancing mental wellness across various fields—such as interior design, sensory cognition and art therapy.

In this Design Shanghai exhibition, brainwave trend algorithm was used alongside an integrated AI to interpret emotional states and communicate with both the installation and the audience.

Upon entering the space, visitors begin with a scent selection ritual. Each curated scent corresponds to a specific emotional state and is designed to set an initial mood. Participants then wear an EEG brainwave headset, which monitors their neural rhythms. 

By reading patterns in brain activity over time — such as waves linked to calmness, focus, or stress — the system could understand how a person was feeling. It then translated those emotional signals into sensory responses. The installation reacted in real time with changes in light, colour, sound together with scent, creating an immersive experience that supported emotional awareness and comfort.