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K9 Interruption Unit
K.I.U is an app that avatar of pets to gently nudge users to reduce their screen non-intrusively to maintain the health of their digital pets.
My Contributions: Ideation, Visual Design, Wire framing
Group Members: Sanath Desai, Abhay Krishna Yerramilli, Abishek Prayaga, Shreyas Gharat
Competetion: 5 Day Project
On an average people spend
44% of their
waking hours in front of a screen
Americans spend
4hrs & 16mins
waking hours in front of a screen
Since COVID-19 screen time among teens doubled from
3.8hrs to 7.7hrs daily
Effects
Long Term
Cardiovascular diseases
Impaired vision
ADHD
Short Term
Poor Sleep Quality
Poor Posture
Eye Strain & Headaches
Current market solutions are
intrusive & enforcing
K.I.U
is non-intrusive and playful to manage your screen time.
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How does it work?
KIU uses digital avatars of pets to encourage users to reduce their screen time in a non-intrusive way.
Customization
KIU uses digital avatars of pets which can be customized to user liking to make it easier respond to.
Choose your K9
Name your pet
Customize look
Give them toys
Choose your preferences
KIU allows users to set screen time limits in preferred apps to interrupt during the day which allows controlled time.
Subtle Interruption
When users exceed the time limit set by them, their pets show up on their screen to discourage screen time. If they keep exceeding their pet pet's health is impacted negatively.
Small nudges
Interruption
Pet's health
Your Screen time
Instead of pointing out your
mistakes. We propose a companion
who’s there with you every
step of the way.
Your cheerful companion to a
balanced digital life.
Information Architecture
Alternate UI Color (First Draft)
Choose your K9
Name your pet
Customize look
Give them toys
Sources and resources
-www.freepik.com
-https://www.wellandgood.com/do-apps-to-limit-screen-time-work/
-https://bestwriting.com/blog/screen-time-statistics
-https://www.wellandgood.com/do-apps-to-limit-screen-time-work/
-https://www.wellandgood.com/anti-seasonal-depression-tips/
-https://fherehab.com/learning/screen-time-survey/
-https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fhumd.2021.684137/full
-https://time.com/6174510/how-much-screen-time-is-too-much/
-https://explodingtopics.com/blog/screen-time-stats
-https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29499467/#:~:text=Physical%20health%20effects%3A%20excessive%20screen,dysregulation)%2C%20and%20Insulin%20Resistance.