The Science Behind NOVA LiFE
The Science Behind
Your Check-Ins.
Two optional check-ins, camera and voice, that offer wellness signals about stress and energy. No wearable required.
No wearable. No ring. No chest strap. Just your phone.
Two Channels. One Picture.
Dual-Channel Biometric Intelligence.
Traditional assessment relies on what people share in a session. NOVA LiFE adds two optional check-ins, camera and voice, that offer wellness signals between sessions. Neither is surveillance. Both are tools you choose to use.
Camera Channel
30-second voluntary check-in. Heart rate, HRV, and breathing estimates. Video processed on your phone.
Voice Channel
Optional analysis during your NOVA conversations. Day-to-day shifts in how you sound.
Cross-Validation
Two signals give a fuller picture than one.
Privacy by Design
Camera video never leaves your phone. Voice analysis focuses on how you sound, not the words you say.
Camera Biometrics
How the Camera Check-In Works.
Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) estimates physiological signals from subtle changes in skin color captured by a standard phone camera. NOVA LiFE uses it in a 30-second voluntary check-in to offer wellness estimates, not clinical measurements.
- Heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV)
- Respiratory rate
- Stress indicators
Video is processed on your device and never stored or transmitted. Only the resulting estimates, like your heart rate, are saved to inform your daily suggestions.
Voice Intelligence
What Voice Check-Ins Can Show.
Optional voice check-ins help surface day-to-day shifts in how you sound and feel. They are wellness signals only. NOVA does not diagnose depression, anxiety, PTSD, or any other condition. Voice analysis happens during your conversations with NOVA, only if you turn it on.
The system listens to acoustic features, not the words themselves.
- Pitch variation and prosodic patterns
- Speech rate and pause duration
- Voice energy and tremor markers
- Phonation quality and breathiness
- Formant frequencies associated with emotional state
- Longitudinal pattern shifts over days and weeks
Why AI Conversation Works
Some People Find It Easier to Open Up to an AI.
Some people find it easier to put hard things into words when no one is watching their reaction. NOVA responds the same way no matter what you share, and offers a private space to practice, then bring what matters to your care team when you're ready.
Many people share more openly at their own pace in a private companion than in a short office visit. NOVA is a place to practice that, not a replacement for therapy. That is not a weakness of human therapy, it is the strength of a complementary tool working alongside it.
Less Fear of Judgment
A private space with no reactions to manage.
A Place to Practice
Put things into words privately, then bring what matters to your care team when you're ready.
Available When Honesty Is Hardest
The moments of deepest honesty rarely happen at 2 PM on a Tuesday. NOVA is available at 3 AM, when the truth is closest to the surface.
Privacy by Design
An Important Boundary.
- Camera video processed on-device only, never stored
- No biometric data shared with clinicians without explicit patient consent
- Only derived estimates inform recommendations
- AI outputs are supportive, not diagnostic
The Technology Is Ready
Your Phone Has Always Been Capable of This. Now It Has a Purpose for It.
NOVA LiFE is coming soon. Join the waitlist and be first to experience the recovery companion that helps you check in on how your body is doing, no wearable required.
Questions? +1 602-429-9365 admin@novalifeapp.com