Linkd-Lens:
AR glasses where you would be able to see others in their avatar character to promote engagement and entertainment.
Linkd-Band:
A wearable for the wrist that connects you with friends with a tap or handshake to keep a record of people you interacted with that day.
Linkd-Badge:
A versatile pendant that tracks verbal trends and patterns that are recorded in your phone to bring self-awareness to your behavior and speaking patterns.
Linkd-Loop:
A customizable mood ring for users to decide their current mood and tracks your weekly self-assessment results.
The Challenge:
How might we use technology to encourage group activities and create a positive self-image in 11 to 14-year-old adolescents?
My Role: Ux Researcher, product designer
Project Time: 7 weeks
"The line between person and persona, private and public self become blurred or erased completely and the so-called self-identity becomes a means of our acceptance and status."
-Jim Taylor Ph.D, Psychology Today
The Concept:
The idea was to inspire the idea of social media and fabricate it into a set of physical products using mood collecting data and augmented reality with avatars in order to encourage face-to-face interaction while easing anxiety among teenagers.
Ideation/Brainstorm:
We gained our concept by ideating issues within society that involve human interaction.
Sketching:
We kept in mind what aesthetic would engage our target audience to want to wear our products and how to personalize them by making them adjustable.
Prototype:
Created mock-ups to explore different materials and utilize them for user testing.
Materials used: YoYo, stickers, eyeglasses, rubber bands, watch, glue, tape, scissors, markers...etc.
User Testing:
Composed a one-person moderated interview which influenced our next steps of making sure our products would be functional used separately and all together to enhance the experience.
Dr. Lea Hald, Ph.D, cognitive-behavioral psychologist
Domain Expert Interview:
"How would this be able to track sarcasm?"
"Studies have shown when you dress up as something like a superhero, you are most likely going to start acting like one."
"This has potential for a wider audience!" (e.g. people with autism)
Prototype:
