Swap Space
Enjoy different views through the windows to help soothe the fatigue, stress and anxiety felt under the COVID-19 epidemic.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Helping people who feel tired, stressed, and anxious to stay mentally healthy under the stress of COVID-19.
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Create the experience of going out.
User research, Interviewing, MVP, Wireframing, UI design, Prototyping, Video editing, 3D Modeling, Storytelling
PowerPoint, Video Scribe, AI, PS, Blender, ipad, Paper, Pen
4 Weeks, February 2022 to March 2022
Qi Luo (Solo Project)
Product
Friend
Enjoy the view from your best friend's window
Find
Discover the view of your heart
Random
Surprise the appearance of different scenery
Share
Share the view outside your window with others
Background Research
Against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 epidemic, people are experiencing greater mood swings and are more likely to be in negative mental states such as anxiety, fear, and overwhelming apprehension, which can lead to depressed moods.
Problem
How can we help people stay mentally healthy under the stress of COVID-19?
Nature and Mental Health
The results of the study found that time spent outdoors by the participants was positively correlated with gray matter in the right dorsolateral-prefrontal cortex, a part of the cortex involved in the planning and regulation of actions and so-called cognitive control, as revealed by brain scans.
The calculations showed that time spent outdoors had a positive effect on the brain regardless of other influences. Taken together, the findings of this study suggest that our brain structure and mood improve when we spend time outdoors. This likely also affects concentration, working memory and the entire psyche.
Need for Screens Under the pressure of the COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans were stuck at home, movie theaters were closed, there were no restaurants to dine at, and Americans spent most of their time online. Online socializing inevitably became a staple during this time.
As social distance increases, we are finding new ways to connect, primarily through video chat. And we are suddenly becoming dependent on services that allow us to work and study from home.
Perhaps people need to get off the screen appropriately.
Concept
Helping people who feel tired, stressed, and anxious to stay mentally healthy under the stress of COVID-19.
Molecules
Customer Profile
Based on my concerns and the information I gathered, I have this customer profile-Ashley, a trapped and lonely person who chooses to work from home in the face of the threat of Covid-19. But that doesn't mean she doesn't yearn for the good old days when she was free to go out, which is why she chose to inspire herself with LandscapeShare Window. In sharing her window with others, they are also sharing their lives.
Storyboard
Concept Testing
Interview
Interviews with three potential users, giving detailed reasons for their choice and specific analysis of the reasons for each problem. The aim is to understand the user's acceptance and need for the concept and to distinguish the importance of the function.
Analysis
People have a need to change the view outside their windows, and while there are concerns, they can be addressed. People are curious about the view from other people's windows, and some are only curious about the view from their friends' windows. At the same time, people don't care much about the people who pass by their windows. Therefore, the focus on social attributes will be more on the users' own relations and online sharing.
Application Scenario
3D Modeling
Take a moment to enjoy the scenery quietly.
Reflection
As an interaction designer, I like this idea a lot. I myself like to look out the window when I'm tired, it always makes me feel calm. I sometimes wonder about other people's windows too, especially after the Covid-19 outbreak, when I felt self-absorbed during my long home life and my reduced connection to other people made me want to find a unique connection to the world. After my research, I discovered that I was far from alone in feeling lonely and helpless in the midst of the pandemic. This led me to start this project.
Such a work is joyful for me, but also painful. I had to question myself over and over again as I conducted my research, is this really something that is needed? Or is this just my need, or a need that was created by me. This is probably the most important thing I learned this time, reminding myself once again of the importance of neutrality in interviews and surveys.