<p>Want to remember that delightful dream you had? There's an app for that!<br /><br /></p>.<p>An app that helps people record, remember and analyse their dreams has been developed.<br />The app called SHADOW, seeking funding on Kickstarter website, looks like an alarm clock but works differently.<br /><br />It wakes its users up over a five- to 30-minute period of escalating sounds. The slow, gradual call is intended to preserve a state in which people can more easily recall their dreams.<br /><br />"Modern alarm clocks actually destroy dreams because what they do is that they rip you through your hypnopompic sleep state so fast - that's the state between sleeping and waking," founder Hunter Lee Soik told 'The Atlantic'.<br /><br />As soon as the user turns off the alarm, a microphone setting turns on, and users can recount their dreams, which the app will transcribe into text.<br /><br />Users can type, speak or answer questions to record their dreams.<br /><br />"If you're really struggling to remember what you dreamed, you can opt to answer a series of 5-10 questions designed to jog your memory. The whole process takes less than five minutes," its makers said on Kickstarter.<br /><br />SHADOW visualises the users' sleep and dream patterns, and identifies common themes. Using dream content of other users, SHADOW turns these symbols and experiences into insights.<br /><br />If the app is a success, scientists can study various aspects of dreams. However, the app's creators have placed a premium on privacy, and nothing will be shared beyond what a user chooses.</p>
<p>Want to remember that delightful dream you had? There's an app for that!<br /><br /></p>.<p>An app that helps people record, remember and analyse their dreams has been developed.<br />The app called SHADOW, seeking funding on Kickstarter website, looks like an alarm clock but works differently.<br /><br />It wakes its users up over a five- to 30-minute period of escalating sounds. The slow, gradual call is intended to preserve a state in which people can more easily recall their dreams.<br /><br />"Modern alarm clocks actually destroy dreams because what they do is that they rip you through your hypnopompic sleep state so fast - that's the state between sleeping and waking," founder Hunter Lee Soik told 'The Atlantic'.<br /><br />As soon as the user turns off the alarm, a microphone setting turns on, and users can recount their dreams, which the app will transcribe into text.<br /><br />Users can type, speak or answer questions to record their dreams.<br /><br />"If you're really struggling to remember what you dreamed, you can opt to answer a series of 5-10 questions designed to jog your memory. The whole process takes less than five minutes," its makers said on Kickstarter.<br /><br />SHADOW visualises the users' sleep and dream patterns, and identifies common themes. Using dream content of other users, SHADOW turns these symbols and experiences into insights.<br /><br />If the app is a success, scientists can study various aspects of dreams. However, the app's creators have placed a premium on privacy, and nothing will be shared beyond what a user chooses.</p>