DeepThInk: Designing and probing human-AI co-creation in digital art therapy

Du，Xuejun1; An，Pengcheng1,2; Leung，Justin1; Li，April1; Chapman，Linda E.3; Zhao，Jian1

2024

10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103139

International Journal of Human Computer Studies   Impact Factor & Quartile

1071-5819

1095-9300

Art therapy has been an essential form of psychotherapy to facilitate psychological well-being, which has been promoted and transformed by recent technological advances into digital art therapy. However, the potential of digital technologies has not been fully leveraged; especially, applying AI technologies in digital art therapy is still under-explored. In this paper, we propose an AI-infused art-making system, DeepThInk, to investigate the potential of introducing a human-AI co-creative process into art therapy, by collaborating with five experienced registered art therapists over ten months. DeepThInk offers a range of tools which can lower the expertise threshold for art-making while improving users’ creativity and expressivity. We gathered the insights of DeepThInk through expert reviews and a two-part user evaluation with both synchronous and asynchronous therapy setups. This longitudinal iterative design process helped us derive and contextualize design principles of human-AI co-creation for art therapy, shedding light on future design in relevant domains.

Deep Learning Digital art therapy Generative art model Human-AI co-creation

SCI ; SSCI

English

Others

National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences[22CG184];

Computer Science ; Engineering ; Psychology

Computer Science, Cybernetics ; Ergonomics ; Psychology, Multidisciplinary

WOS:001080604100001

ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY

2-s2.0-85170524545

Scopus

1.School of Computer Science,University of Waterloo,Waterloo,N2L 3G1,Canada
2.School of Design,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,Guangdong,518055,China
3.Private Practice,Toronto,Canada

Du，Xuejun,An，Pengcheng,Leung，Justin,et al. DeepThInk: Designing and probing human-AI co-creation in digital art therapy[J]. International Journal of Human Computer Studies,2024,181.

Du，Xuejun,An，Pengcheng,Leung，Justin,Li，April,Chapman，Linda E.,&Zhao，Jian.(2024).DeepThInk: Designing and probing human-AI co-creation in digital art therapy.International Journal of Human Computer Studies,181.

Du，Xuejun,et al."DeepThInk: Designing and probing human-AI co-creation in digital art therapy".International Journal of Human Computer Studies 181(2024).