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A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Interface3 – build exciting user experiences with techTigerface Games – 2 player educational games on multitouch devices
THIS TALK
Inspired by Michael Todd’s Talk “How to function as a depressed, solo game developer”.
PROJECT GINSBERG
Delivering mental health services using new technologies.Project Ginsberg is about tackling common mental health problems.
WHO?
People that feel stressed, anxiety, depression, overworked, unhealthy or lonely.Often don’t want to talk about their problems.
DESIGN CHALLENGES
Population is very diverse. People aren’t depressed ‘ALL’ the time.Feels like things just have to be the way they are.
HELPING PEOPLE TO COPE, NOT CURE
No one can ‘cure’ depression. But you can learn to manage it or get better. It’s about finding ways to cope better.
DIGITAL != INTERACTIVE
Currently, digital is a leaflet … online. Need to move on from this. What does that look like? IM? Text? Facebook? Twitter?
WANT TO DIG DEEPER
How do you help people cope better?
TOOLS TO HELP COPE
Expression/Explore your feelings
Better self awareness to learn to cope better
Track
Data Aggregation to self-reflect
EXPRESSION TOOLS
Getting things out off your head. Finding ways to offload.
750WORDS.COM
Comes from the ‘Artists Way’.Encourages you to write 750 words a day. About anything.
BIG WHITE WALL
Lets users create bricks, and post them online.A bit like PostSecret, but without the postcards.
FMYLIFE.COM
Post short stories.A way to attempt to see the funnier side of life.
TRACKING TOOLS
Tracking is a way to measure progress, externalise and reflect.Quantified Self movement.
MOOD TRACKING / MAPPINESS
Interactive measure of your mood over time.Some have APIs to export data.
SLEEP TRACKING / SLEEPBOT
Not sleeping well is a common complaint. Uses the accelerometers to track your sleep patterns.
NIKE FUEL BAND/JAWBONE UP
Ambient measure of activity and sleep.Uses iPhone app to track mood and food as well. Smart alarms!
DATA AGGREGRATION
Collecting data is great. But the most important bit is beginning to understand how they relate to each other.
DIARY / MEMENTO
Aggregates your facebook and twitter feeds.Allows you to annotate on top of those feeds.
STORIFY
Pull data from social media (twitter, facebook) and weave into a story.
AGGREGATION / TICTRAC
Pull all of your digital data in one place.Compare to see whether you can insights into you.
AND THE OBLIGATORY
GAMIFICATION!
SUPER BETTER
Go on quests. Defeat baddies. Activate Powerups.Fight your way to getting better!
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT)
Clinical approach to treating depression.
LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL
Combination of Audio and question based content.
TRUE COLOURS
Manages well-being over time.Multiple channels.
HOW ARE YOU?
Broader than others – about generic health record.
BIG QUESTION …
Can we combine cool technology with clinical outcomes?
WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE DON’T KNOW
So much work left to do.
LIFE DESIGNS HACK WEEKEND
Lifedesigns.eventbrite.comwww.project-ginsberg.com
