Our project includes a mobile application and an interactive device. The mobile application measures the social media addiction level of users, and then provide a relative social media usage quota based on the addiction level. For the quota, we call it "INK". The smart devices are used to shift users' attention from their mobile phones to other activities that they are interested in. The goal of our project is to help them accustomed to staying away from using smartphones.Why do we use “INK” to be our design metaphor?Because we think that the behaviour of scrolling smartphones is like printing. The content on social media is generated like paper printed out from a printer. Daily social media usage quota will be provided to users according to users’ conditions as ‘ink”. The contents on social media are like to be printed out by printers. So when the ink has run out, the content is hardly visible, like printed with a low ink printer.
As Dr. Dean Ornish, a leading researcher in healthcare explains, "When you take the time to get to know your feelings, you become less stressed and you can think more clearly and creatively, making it easier to find constructive solutions." Designing an interactive communication device for couple to share and express their feelings about work, kids, to even their relationship in an interesting and fun way. A houseware that able to assist the couple to resolve conflict when they are in need.
Dogmily aims to provide dog & owner activities. Like, Daily Mission, Dogmily Time, and Daily Tricks. These activities provide an interactive dog-family time for the dog(s) and family members to build a harmonious family relationship with the affectional bond. Daily Mission include daily caring activities and intimate activities with dogs. These missions will randomly send to different family members and let each of them try to take care of the dog. They will reward dogmily points and also a sweet ‘Thank you Message’ from the dog.Dogmily Time provides an interesting monthly theme for dog-family activities, like Doggy Movie Night and Picnic Day.Daily Tricks provides different kinds of tricks for dogs with voice navigation and let the user have some basic training or funny tricks with their dog.