Engage
Engage
An interaction screen designed to interact with strangers in group gatherings.
An interaction screen designed to interact with strangers in group gatherings.
Role
Role
User Research, Co- Design Lead, Prototyping, UI Design
User Research, Co- Design Lead, Prototyping, UI Design
Expertise
Expertise
Interaction Design, Cross-channel Domestic Tech and Co-Design workshop
Interaction Design, Cross-channel Domestic Tech and Co-Design workshop
Getting late for party?, I got you here's the TL;DR version to avoid the FOMO!
Getting late for party?, I got you here's the TL;DR version to avoid the FOMO!
What did I do?
What did I do?
Explored ways to combat loneliness in social settings using cross-channel domestic tech.
Explored ways to combat loneliness in social settings using cross-channel domestic tech.
What did we find?
What did we find?
Engaging activities can distract from loneliness and encourage social interaction.
Engaging activities can distract from loneliness and encourage social interaction.
What we built?
What we built?
Interactive boards placed around the party venue for collaborative and inclusive activities.
Interactive boards placed around the party venue for collaborative and inclusive activities.
Why did we choose this approach?
Why did we choose this approach?
They offer a seamless way to engage users through touch, light, and sound, fostering connection and participation.
They offer a seamless way to engage users through touch, light, and sound, fostering connection and participation.
Spotted!!
Spotted!!
How can we help, Socially isolated individuals who struggles to interact with strangers and who are left out?
Kudos to our questions
Hmm! But, what are the various activities at the social gatherings?
How can we make it possible for everyone to interact seamlessly with tech?
Hmm! But, what are the various activities at the social gatherings?
How can we make it possible for everyone to interact seamlessly with tech?
Turning Awkward Moments into Shared Memories through hosting a
co-design workshop
But, everyone needs activities to host a successful engaging workshop
But, everyone needs activities to host a successful engaging workshop
Take me back!
(Recalling positive experiences)
Could've been better! (Negative recalls)
Could've been better!
(Negative recalls)
Build my idea! (Ideation and presentation of individual solution)
Reason for co-design?
To understand how past party experiences, good or bad, could be improved, from users perspective.
Discovered some Interesting facts
Discovered some Interesting facts
68%
are in lookout for an Inclusion
are in lookout for an Inclusion
72%
Blank out to start conversation
Blank out to start conversation
66%
Zone out of parties due to lack of engaging activities
Zone out of parties due to lack of engaging activities
The ideation
The ideation
Tested with 30 Guests: Do They Feel More Included?
Primary Activity Clarity
Primary Activity Clarity
Make the button bigger and more visible to avoid confusion.
Make the button bigger and more visible to avoid confusion.
Collaborative Screen Awareness
Collaborative Screen Awareness
Add a captivating light indicator saying “Up for something fun?!” to attract users.
Add a captivating light indicator saying “Up for something fun?!” to attract users.
Ergonomic Improvement
Ergonomic Improvement
Introduce a height-adjustable screen holder for seamless participation by users of different heights.
Introduce a height-adjustable screen holder for seamless participation by users of different heights.
Introducing
Introducing
Enagage
Enagage
An interaction screen that enhances the social gathering experience.
Features
Engaging Interactions
Engaging Interactions
With Seamless integration
With Seamless integration
Fostering Unforgettable Gatherings
Fostering Unforgettable Gatherings
Visual Mockup
Visual Mockup
To display how our products look like we have created a visual mockup to convey our concept.
To display how our products look like we have created a visual mockup to convey our concept.
Memories to take away
Memories to take away
Co-Design workshop
Co-Design workshop
Conducting co-design workshop & recruiting participants for the workshop was fun yet challenging in designing activities for the workshop. Activities should be very precise and relevant to the problem statement and all the activities should be connecting to the other, like level-up which leads up to the progress.
Conducting co-design workshop & recruiting participants for the workshop was fun yet challenging in designing activities for the workshop. Activities should be very precise and relevant to the problem statement and all the activities should be connecting to the other, like level-up which leads up to the progress.
Implementing Cross- Channel Domestic Tech
Implementing Cross- Channel Domestic Tech
I understand the importance of the cross-channel domestic tech and how effectively we can use it to enhance the in house experience how useful for wide range of users.
I understand the importance of the cross-channel domestic tech and how effectively we can use it to enhance the in house experience how useful for wide range of users.