2026 Silver Winner
Conceptual
Nuzzle
Entrant: Renping Wang, Hongxin Li, Lesi Li
2026
Silver
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CategoryConceptual
Class / SubcategoryInterface & User Experience
User Experience (UX)
User Experience (UX)
Country / Region
United States
Client’s nameRenping Wang, Hongxin Li, Lesi Li
Nuzzle is a voice-first therapeutic companion that redefines mental healthcare through "Generative Somatics." Unlike static wellness apps that offer generic tools, Nuzzle uses AI to construct a bespoke physics-based mini-game tailored to the user's specific emotional state in every session.
The journey begins with a voice-first "Whisper Interface." Recognizing that staring at a screen often amplifies anxiety, Nuzzle utilizes specific CBT prompts to gently guide verbal reflection in a dark, immersive environment. The AI analyzes this spoken emotion to materialize abstract feelings into unique 3D objects—a process of "Externalization."
This sets the stage for "Kinetic Catharsis": users utilize haptic-enhanced gestures to physically shatter these digital burdens, engaging the motor cortex to close the stress cycle. Finally, the debris ascends to form a "Constellation of Growth," transforming a history of struggle into a visual galaxy of resilience.
The journey begins with a voice-first "Whisper Interface." Recognizing that staring at a screen often amplifies anxiety, Nuzzle utilizes specific CBT prompts to gently guide verbal reflection in a dark, immersive environment. The AI analyzes this spoken emotion to materialize abstract feelings into unique 3D objects—a process of "Externalization."
This sets the stage for "Kinetic Catharsis": users utilize haptic-enhanced gestures to physically shatter these digital burdens, engaging the motor cortex to close the stress cycle. Finally, the debris ascends to form a "Constellation of Growth," transforming a history of struggle into a visual galaxy of resilience.
Project credits.
Renping Wang
Lead UX Designer
Hongxin Li
UX Designer
Lesi Li
UX Designer
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