This document discusses using time travel simulations for health transformation. It describes creating personalized virtual avatars that age over time to simulate the future health effects of behaviors like smoking. Studies showed these simulations increased saving behavior likelihood by making the future self feel more real. The simulations took people through stages of health behavior change and used audio, images and embodiment to better convey information than audio alone. Participants had improved recall and recognition of the health content from the simulations.
19. Stomach went bad
- morning issues, fine
rest of day
- worse when eat carbs
4 months of good guts
- after antibiotics for spider bite
- was also drinking lots of
kombucha
Double vision recurrence
- daily severe gut probs
- few recent missed nights of sleep
- double vision came on suddenly
- spiked Prednisone for few
months
Double vision recurrence
- while/after Rifaximin
- did not change meds
- slowly resolving
- double vision better
w/probiotics
Voice weakness
Antibiotics
New symptoms
- heart palpitations & pain
- tingling & cold legs
- achy joints
Weakness is problematic:
Wild inexplicable fluctuation, even
throughout one day
- Voice weakness
- No smile/weak facial muscles
- Difficulty chewing
- General fatigue
- Double vision mostly better though
Guts feeling better
- strong probiotics seem to help
- can now tolerate carbs w/out bloating
- gained weight & muscle back
- still some urgency
- swollen joints in the morning
2005 2010 2011 Present20092008200720062004
Antibiotics
Antibiotics
Antibiotics
Antibiotics Antibiotics
Antibiotics Antibiotic - Rifaximin
Positive hydrogen
breath test
Nov 16: New Diet
2012
Strong probiotics
37. Age-progressed embodiments of the future self in a virtual environment
may increase likelihood of future saving behavior (Hersh?eld et al., 2011)
39. 443,000 deaths/year in the
U.S. attributable to smoking
10%
21%
4%
28%
8%
29%
Lung Cancer
Other Cancers
Ischemic Heart Disease
Stroke
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Other Diagnoses
Average annual number of deaths 2000-2004,
including from secondhand smoke
Source: MMWR 2008; 57(45): 1226-1228.
56. Free Recall Task
Audio
Audio + Images
Audio + Images + Embodiment
0 25 50 75 100
Content Match Intrusion Errors
Participants asked to verbally recall all content presented.
Responses audio-recorded and converted to written text for analysis.
57. 0
30
60
90
Audio Audio + Images Audio + Images + Embodiment
Recognition Task
Participants then answered a recognition task questionnaire.
Please indicate whether or not you remember hearing each of these exact statements.
61. C O N T R O L P E R S O N A L I Z E D F U T U R E S E L F
Generic Avatar
Animation of short-term e?ects
Animation of longer-term e?ects
Personalized Avatar
Animation of short-term e?ects
Animation of longer-term e?ects
Personalized Avatar
Animation of short-term e?ects
Aged Avatars
Animation of longer-term e?ects