PERANCANGAN MEDIA INTERAKTIF MELALUI KOMUNIKASI VISUAL GUNA MENGURANGI STRESS MAHASISWA SEMARANG DI PERKULIAHAN PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia caused a stress for students due to the demands to adapt to online lectures. Stress that's left untreated for a long period of time can have a fatal impact on the mental health of students. The planning of this application was made with the prospect of helping students who are can't release their stress of lectures properly during the pandemic. With the qualitative research, data collected through observations, literature studies, and interviews then will be analyzed using interactive analytical methods to find the right type of planning, creative, and solution that can help to reduce the stress felt by students. The result of the planning is an application with a design and language style that has been customized for students to help reduce their stress as well. With 2 main features, the first one to help students wreak the stress they've been through all this time, and other features to help students calm themselves and their minds down from the stress they have experienced