HOW TO slow down

IN A FAST-PACED SOCIETY

ashton shechter & mary lim

COMMUNITY
women born in 19751997
(ages 18-40)

PROBLEM
STATEMENT
How can we create a platform where people can
share experiences and connect with people in a more
intimate way, while also providing therapeutic
effects, which social media now cannot satisfy?

SOUNDS IN REAL-TIME
We are creating a platform similar to a radio station
where one can tune-in with a bluetooth device. The
device can simultaneously record sounds and also
broadcast sounds in real-time, letting the user listen
in on other people's surroundings as well as record
where they are at. Filtering categories for the sounds:
Location (Country, City)
Terrain (Beach, forest, mountain, etc.)
Weather (Rainy, sunny, snow)
Mood (from white noise to a bustling city)
Random (any sound from any user)

THE IDEA

SPATIAL
step 1: arrange a meet-up
next meet up
midnight

tap on the clock when you can make it

pm
can see when most
people are not coming
pm

am

24
21

am

oct.

20

18

pm

am

all-day

15
12
noon

pm

am
can see when most
people are coming

SPATIAL
step 2: gather at one location
can be indoor or outdoor depending on weather conditions

can rent out a movie theater space, auditoriums, small theaters

INDOORS

public spaces with ample room to sit, lay down

OUTDOORS

SPATIAL
step 2-A: indoors

queue
san diego, ca

live stream:
laguna beach

chicago, il
seoul, south korea

pick a mode
sit back and relax
pick the next sound

INDOORS
users can come in and sit down the experience will be
connected to their mobile, where they can either sit
back and relax or pick the next sound on the queue

tokyo, japan
paris, france

pick the next sound

SPATIAL
step 2-B: outdoors

live stream:
laguna beach

pick a mode
listen

beacon
pick

OUTDOORS
how close the user is to a beacon unlocks
the option to control the sound in that area

DESKTOP
be able to see live-stream
and tune-in on the spatial
event off-site
home

profile

explore

oct event

october event

shows the time

left for that sound

10s

[location/mood/weather/terrain]

[location/mood/weather/terrain]

[location/mood/weather/terrain]

can see the live stream

queue and listen in on the
october event, off-site

[location/mood/weather/terrain]

[location/mood/weather/terrain]

[location/mood/weather/terrain]

refresh

like the mobile version on

next slide, user can see what
others are listening to in the
area, and also tune-in

MOBILE
tune-in to the event off site

how it would look off-site

showing which location is

playing what sound

can tap on a location

tune-in at real time