A Wearable Interface Translates Gesture into Emotional Data   MELO Bubble Ring, designed by New York-based product designer Shuting Jiang, explores the relationship between everyday gestures, wearable technology , and emotional awareness. The project addresses stress as a largely unrecorded condition, translating unconscious tactile behaviors into measurable data. The design builds on the observation that repetitive gestures, such as pressing, rotating, or fidgeting, often occur during moments of stress or concentration. These actions are typically overlooked, yet they reflect underlying emotional states. MELO reframes these behaviors as an input system, capturing interaction without requiring deliberate user engagement.   The project is based on the transformation of habitual movement into an interface. Physical interaction with the ring becomes a form of input, allowing behavioral patterns to be recorded passively.…