depression and tech
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A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Interface3 – build exciting user experiences with techTigerface Games – 2 player educational games on multitouch devices
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THIS TALK
Inspired by Michael Todd’s Talk “How to function as a depressed, solo game developer”.
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PROJECT GINSBERG
Delivering mental health services using new technologies.Project Ginsberg is about tackling common mental health problems.
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WHO?
People that feel stressed, anxiety, depression, overworked, unhealthy or lonely.Often don’t want to talk about their problems.
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DESIGN CHALLENGES
Population is very diverse. People aren’t depressed ‘ALL’ the time.Feels like things just have to be the way they are.
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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.
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DIGITAL != INTERACTIVE
Currently, digital is a leaflet … online. Need to move on from this. What does that look like? IM? Text? Facebook? Twitter?
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WANT TO DIG DEEPER
How do you help people cope better?
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TOOLS TO HELP COPE
Expression/Explore your feelings
Better self awareness to learn to cope better
Track
Data Aggregation to self-reflect
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EXPRESSION TOOLS
Getting things out off your head. Finding ways to offload.
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750WORDS.COM
Comes from the ‘Artists Way’.Encourages you to write 750 words a day. About anything.
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BIG WHITE WALL
Lets users create bricks, and post them online.A bit like PostSecret, but without the postcards.
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FMYLIFE.COM
Post short stories.A way to attempt to see the funnier side of life.
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TRACKING TOOLS
Tracking is a way to measure progress, externalise and reflect.Quantified Self movement.
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MOOD TRACKING / MAPPINESS
Interactive measure of your mood over time.Some have APIs to export data.
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SLEEP TRACKING / SLEEPBOT
Not sleeping well is a common complaint. Uses the accelerometers to track your sleep patterns.
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NIKE FUEL BAND/JAWBONE UP
Ambient measure of activity and sleep.Uses iPhone app to track mood and food as well. Smart alarms!
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DATA AGGREGRATION
Collecting data is great. But the most important bit is beginning to understand how they relate to each other.
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DIARY / MEMENTO
Aggregates your facebook and twitter feeds.Allows you to annotate on top of those feeds.
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STORIFY
Pull data from social media (twitter, facebook) and weave into a story.
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AGGREGATION / TICTRAC
Pull all of your digital data in one place.Compare to see whether you can insights into you.
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AND THE OBLIGATORY
GAMIFICATION!
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SUPER BETTER
Go on quests. Defeat baddies. Activate Powerups.Fight your way to getting better!
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COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT)
Clinical approach to treating depression.
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LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL
Combination of Audio and question based content.
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TRUE COLOURS
Manages well-being over time.Multiple channels.
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HOW ARE YOU?
Broader than others – about generic health record.
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BIG QUESTION …
Can we combine cool technology with clinical outcomes?
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WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE DON’T KNOW
So much work left to do.
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LIFE DESIGNS HACK WEEKEND
Lifedesigns.eventbrite.comwww.project-ginsberg.com