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Show HN: ΦASIS and Atmos, zero and BIOS layers beneath a breathwork app

shiihaa.app
1 points·by felixzeller·geçen ay·1 comments

Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a phone microphone

github.com
67 points·by felixzeller·geçen ay·26 comments

Why a healthy breath is a piece of engineering we don't appreciate

shiihaa.app
2 points·by felixzeller·2 ay önce·0 comments

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1 points·by felixzeller·3 ay önce·0 comments

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felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
I built ΦASIS and ATMOS as interface layers underneath shiihaa, a breathwork app. ΦASIS is the zero layer. ATMOS is the BIOS layer. shiihaa is the breath layer. The linked page contains the BIOS-style manifest, the access path and the commands to enter the layers.
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
An update after the feedback here: I added ATMOS, a BIOS-style command layer for the browser version of shii•haa: https://shiihaa.app/atmos/ It explains how to open the interface: no login requirements, no availability issues. Thanks again to everyone. It helped shape the interface.
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
Great feedback, thank you. The browser version still depends on the device/browser mic chain and it looks like the threshold is too strict on some iPhone/Safari setups. I`ll look into this case. It should not get stuck at signal too weak if the room is silent and breathing clearly audible.
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
Lungy looks really nice. With shiihaa I am exploring a different direction: silent biofeedback. microphone-based breathing feedback that tries not to become the object of attention but instead supports self-awarness and introspection.
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
Thanks for catching this. The iOS app is currently blocked in Germany (and some other EU countries) because DSA information is still pending. Hopefully soon. Android is available there. The biofeedback can be accessed via browser without creating an account. The link and details are in the repo README.
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
That`s very cool. I chose the phone mic, because everybody already has one, no extra device needed. The downside is normalization: from room noise to breathing style. I do use an ML layer to deal with some of these variations but only after basic signal checks. The hard part is to decide when the microphone signal is too ambiguous to use at all...
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
Exactly the kind of use I don`t want to support. I do not upload raw audio or speech and I don`t try to identify individuals from the signal. The app was built for voluntary feedback on mood and rhythm.
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
Thank you so much for your kind words. The microphone is the hard part, so I am trying to learn where the limits are instead of just pretending they do not exist... What happened to your project?
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
there is a no-account path for the browser version of the biofeedback feature now.
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
The Android app is now available in all Play Store countries except mainland China
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
Fair question. I do use tools sometimes to correct long reads, but the content (and thus the mistake here) is mine. I should have checked the README against the released app before posting. The README is corrected now, and there is a no-account path for the browser biofeedback demo.
felixzeller
·geçen ay·discuss
Thanks, that is actually really useful. I chose the account system because I had it from the web side, but I see your point. Will think it through properly.
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