HOW TO slow down IN A FAST-PACED SOCIETY ashton shechter & mary lim
HOW TO slow down IN A FAST-PACED SOCIETY
ashton shechter & mary lim
COMMUNITYwomen born in 1975–1997
(ages 18-40)
PROBLEM STATEMENT
How can we create a platform where people can share experiences and connect with people in a more
intimate way, while also providing therapeutic effects, which social media now cannot satisfy?
We are creating a platform similar to a radio station where one can tune-in with a bluetooth device. The device can simultaneously record sounds and also broadcast sounds in real-time, letting the user listen in on other people's surroundings as well as record where they are at. Filtering categories for the sounds:
Location (Country, City) Terrain (Beach, forest, mountain, etc.) Weather (Rainy, sunny, snow) Mood (from white noise to a bustling city) Random (any sound from any user)
THE IDEA
SOUNDS IN REAL-TIME
SPATIAL
oct.20
next meet up
all-day
24
12
618
3
915
21
midnight
noon
tap on the clock when you can make it
am
am
am
ampm
pm
pm
pm
can see when most people are coming
can see when most people are not coming
step 1: arrange a meet-up
SPATIAL
can be indoor or outdoor depending on weather conditions
INDOORS OUTDOORS
can rent out a movie theater space, auditoriums, small theaterspublic spaces with ample room to sit, lay down
step 2: gather at one location
SPATIALstep 2-A: indoors
sit back and relax
pick the next sound
pick a mode
laguna beachlive stream:
pick the next sound
queue
san diego, ca
chicago, il
seoul, south korea
tokyo, japan
paris, france
INDOORSusers can come in and sit down the experience will be connected to their mobile, where they can either sit back and relax or pick the next sound on the queue
SPATIAL
OUTDOORS
step 2-B: outdoors
listen
pick
pick a mode
laguna beachlive stream:
how close the user is to a beacon unlocks the option to control the sound in that area
beacon
DESKTOPbe able to see live-stream and tune-in on the spatial event off-site
[location/mood/weather/terrain]
october event
[location/mood/weather/terrain]
[location/mood/weather/terrain]
[location/mood/weather/terrain]
[location/mood/weather/terrain]
[location/mood/weather/terrain]
refresh
can see the live stream queue and listen in on the
october event, off-site
10sshows the time
left for that sound
home profile explore oct event
like the mobile version on next slide, user can see what others are listening to in the area, and also tune-in
MOBILEtune-in to the event off site
how it would look off-siteshowing which location is playing what sound
can tap on a location tune-in at real time