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ForRest is a virtual reality experience designed to support neurodiverse individuals during moments of stress and cognitive overload. The project centers on Joie, a fictional user navigating exam anxiety using a Muse EEG headband and biofeedback-integrated VR forest. As her mental state fluctuates, sound and visual stimuli adapt in real time, helping her regulate focus and emotion. With interdisciplinary contributions from education, computer science, biomedical engineering, and AI, ForRest showcases how immersive technologies can be meaningfully designed to enhance cognitive resilience and emotional well-being\u2014one virtual forest at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can a forest help you focus? ForRest merges EEG biofeedback, adaptive sound, and VR to create a calming digital space for neurodiverse users. It offers a model for how inclusive, personalized technology can support well-being in high-pressure environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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