Xingyu Liu
This project is an example of expanding the “visibility” of contextual information for social interactions on digital platforms.
If compared to an off-line social interaction (which humans have been doing for thousands of years) right now technology is not capable of providing enough cues to facilitate a "fully abled conversation" or "social interactions", what's the direction to work further on? For the topic of intimate data, what data did we miss out on while being too focused on physical data like heart rate? I explored these topics and gave answers to them.
It's an affirmative design, using gentle nuggets and soft tones to hint at people, rather than telling straightforwardly: "You have 0 overlapping experience! Be careful with your words!". I took one step back from "setting up every route for users" but to only bring things up: "There is a non-verbal cue, here you are, in case you don’t know".
Exploring the Intersection of Technology and Intimate Data, how do we recall, share, and interpret memories in the digital age? This project delves into personal experiences and digital communication, explores ways to visualize memory. In order to provide context information for digital communication, does highlighting differences violate personal privacy? Emmo focuses on shared overlaps and uses abstract cues like colors to provide subtle hints. By giving users the autonomy to selectively share or protect their memories, Emmo fosters meaningful connections without compromising privacy. It also explores how digital products can interact with the human brain's natural mechanism of forgetting: by partially blurring photos while preserving key elements, it mimics how humans often lose details but retain the essence of a memory.
This is a one-shot walk through video of the exhibition: