October 29th, 2008
A (green) room of one’s own
In an impressively audacious statement, researchers at the University of Hertfordshire have announced that they have created “the world’s most relaxing room.” The space is bathed in green light, which apparently helps deliver those tantalizing bursts of dopamine to our brains. But taken as a whole, the room’s design elements seem to mimic the experience of, uh, going outside.
The room’s creator is Richard Wiseman, whom I wrote about a few years ago. PSFK, Treehugger, and AlphaGallileo have more.
CR on October 29, 2008
Sort of reminds me of the ending to Soylent Green.
hope torrents on November 25, 2008
I wonder if Woody Allen were to do an updated version of Sleeper. Might he include a room like this?