Portfolio Kang Ling 2022
Kang Ling Contact Mobel: +86 135 5405 5718 E-mail: alleyn19@gmail.com
Education Background
Working experience
Extracurricular activities
Product Design Hunan University GPA: 85.44/100
Hunan Provincial Museum Cultural and creative product design (Internship) 2017.6-2017.8 Miao girls' cultural and creative peripheral design
10.2014 – 11.2017 | “Millennium String Song” University Media Association • Undertook many publicity designs for university activities. • Participated in the production of promotion short videos and posters for various university events. 06.2015 | “University Students Bringing Culture, Technology and Healthcare Skills to the Countryside” Social Practice • Helped business development for craftsmen in underdeveloped rural areas. • Designed craft products combining traditional crafting techniques and modern design theories. 07.2016 | “The LB Institution” Study Trip to Germany • Participated in the study trip co-hosted by the LB Institution in Germany and Hunan University. • Experienced and learnt the status quo of German industrial design during the trip. 07.2017 | Hunan Province University Student Poverty Alleviation Product Packaging Design Competition • Participated in the design competition. • Created a product packing design for struggling local businesses.
2014.09-2018.07
Design & Practical Skills Sketching Freehand drawing Digital drawing 3D Modelling and Rendering Unigraphics NX Rhino SketchUp Keyshot Visual & Interface
Changsha dashang Co.,Ltd. Industrial/Interaction designer 2017.12-2018.10 HYPEROOM shared game device design Freelance Illustrator Certified Illustrator |《Mihuashi》《Huajia》 painting trade platform Illustrations was adopted by many magazines, including 《Manyou》《Yilin》 《Manke》《 Painting heart》, etc. 2014-2015
Adobe Illustrator Photoshop Premiere After Effects
Created illustrations for game programs, including 《Meet your Cat》《Landlord Simulator》 《High school simulator》《 Puppet Animal Restaurant》 《Love Milk&Tea Shop》,etc.
Prototype Ability
Participated in character design for many games, including《Hamster Cake Factory》《Cat Friends》
Arduino Programming c++
Designed illustrations for crafts paper tape sets (cultural and creative products), including 《Pretzels》 《White camellia》《Paper Boys》 《Impression of Minguo》,etc. 2018.11 - 2021.7
Language English： IELTS 6.5（L8 R6 W6.5 S6）
Hobbies painting, traveling
How to engage people to understand the abstract things in chinese calligraphy？ Project Description For Chinese calligraphy beginners & Layman who want to deepen understanding about calligraphy Resolve There are many abstract things in Chinese calligraphy art that people need to experience and learn. These things are usually difficult for laymen and beginners to recognize. This device can help people understand those abstract things in chinese calligraphy, when interact with it through different sences Design principle Vision / Hearing / Touch
Interactive product / Interactive exhibition Individual project 2021 Sep-Dec
What is Chinese Calligraphy？
Comparing chinese calligraphy with drawing I draw a lot and see some resembles when comparing
-“Chinese calligraphy” is an art of writing chinese characters Rhythm
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In chinese histroy, many different calligraphy styles were created, and each style has there own distinguishing features Here are 5 mainstream calligraphy styles：
Small seal script [ 小篆 ] The earlist standard script style in ancient china. Form: Long / Elegant Strokes: Arc structure
Clerical script [ 隶书 ] Evolved from seal script Form: Wide / Elegant Strokes: Rectilinear structure
Regular script [ 楷书 ] Evolved from clerical script Form: Square / Dignified Strokes: Rectilinear structure
Semi-cursive script [ 行书 ] Evolved from clerical script and regular script Form: Square / Dynamic Strokes: Curvaceous/ Flexible
Cursive script [ 草书 ] Evolved from clerical script and regular script. In this style, the strict rules of clerical script and regular script is broken. Form: Dynamic Strokes: Curvaceous/ Flexible
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Why
·Too abstract people need to perceive subtle and complex relations with hidden information in chinese calligraphy, when they learn about it
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Point Line
Plane
In the calligraphy work, a distinction is made between primary and secondary words， and it makes the structure of the calligraphy work more clear. The distinction is achieved by changing the thickness，curvature and clarity of lines as well as the size of characters
Now, many people are interested in chinese calligraphy，but they find that it is hard to practice and receive a sense of achievement
It is difficult for beginners to know about so many script styles， because each style requires different aesthetic skills in some aspects
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·Primary & Secondary
Issues when practicing
·Too many types
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·Clear & Vague Important words are usually described more clearly,but less important words would be simplified
·A major expenditure of effort If amateurs learn chinese calligraphy in the traditional way, they have to do highly repetitive practice for a long period of time, and it is hard to get positive feedback from their practice work
·Wrongly expected Many people think that talent and long term practice are essential, if they want to understand chinese calligraphy
·Point & Line & Plane Point, line and plene (strokes of a character) are basic elements of chinese calligraphy. The combination of point and line creat the special visual language of calligraphy
·Dynamic & Rhythm When a character is written, the move-ment of the brush is transformed into a line through the friction between ink and paper. At this time, the writing movement no longer exists, but we can feel its movement from the line, slow or urgent, strong or weak
Point of View During the process of learning painting, I found that those rules makes it easier for me to understand what a painting whant to express, and I can enjoy painting through simple practice I believe that we can explain aesthetics of chinese calligraphy from the perspective of painting and use an interesting way to help more people to develop their aesthetic ability and understanding of chinese calligraphy
Interview
Interview / Experienced
/ Amateur Wang Kele /14 Middle school student Length of study time： [3 months]
Li Xue / 23
Undergraduate Length of study time: [1 year]
Qian Tang / 57
I spent lots of time to practice, but there were not any distinguish improvement in my calligraphy skills. I’m confused
I used to use wrong ways to learn about calligraphy and feel confused as well as frustrating, but I stuck to it , and then I found the right learning way and pleasure in writing calligraphy
Bank staff Length of study time： [12 years]
·Learning experience I dabbled with calligraphy for a year, but I did’t get the essence of it
Finding / Amateur
1 Confused had no clue practiced mindlessly wasted time
opportunities
· hard to get positive feedback
More thinking over practicing
Strokes and form of characters Intuitive understanding
What is the extent of understanding of calligraphy for beginners?
· Practice is time consuming · Calligraphy is not a practical skill in the daily life
· Changes are the reason of beauty (dots, lines, rhythm, form) · thinking about stroke movements, relative position and form of characters deducing rules of calligraphy Calligraphy creation & State of mind 、Emotion
Feeling, experiencing before learning
· Many people could only instinctively judge whether a calligraphy work is beautiful or not instead of thinking the reason clearly
Why many people give up ？
What things should learners recognize ?
· Characters have different features （e.g. strong、slender、flowing, etc.）
· Lacking independent thinking
· know little about the history of chinese caligraphy
Finding / Experienced · Many beginners wrongly expect that calligraphy is mysterious art
· use wrong method to practice sufficient guidance are not provided
· only learn regular and semi-cursive script
3 Clear learning plan I could find my weakness in calligraphy and tailor a learning plan by myself
how difficult it was ?
Why it is difficult to learn ？ · don’t have a whole picture of calligraphy usually feel confused
2 Thinking started to think about the laws of calligraphy
Feeling beauty: feature, changes, rhythm Feeling mood : emotion, ambience
· Calligraphy show the emotion /state of mind /personal traits of an artist（rhythm of strokes, characters / the composition of calligraphy work can show those things）
The meaning of words and articles · The meaning of words and articles would affect the artist's mood and thinking and thus influence the calligraphy works Calligraphy creation & Stretch mind & Different perspective · If an artist have experienced and deeply thought as well as learned many things in different fields, his calligraphy work can implicitly show his experience · Chinese traditional arts are interlinked (learning other traditional arts can help learner to improve understanding of chinese calligraphy.)
Calligraphy & Nature How calligraphy teachers influence learners ？ · The learner can unconsciously feel the influence of postures, movements, emotion and state of mind on calligraphy work, when they observe the teacher write calligraphy
Emphasizing visceral love Guide them by behaviors
Imitate nature · ancient chinese abstracted original chinese characters (Oracle bone script) from natural forms(e.g.animals, plants, geographic patterns, etc.). During the development of chinese characters, it characters became more abstract,but it still stems from nature forms
Persona
/ Amateur
Lou Tiantian Master Length of study time： [1 year]
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I want to concretize the abstract part of calligraphy to inspire learners to think Make toy building blocks into the shape of strokes, and feel the skeleton of calligraphy by moving the stroke blocks
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I sometimes feel confused about learning calligraphy
Music allows users to feel the rhythm of calligraphy
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Expect Write chinese calligraphy beautifully by practicing The changes of mood during writing can be measured by detecting brain waves
Frustration Visceral
Simulating force change with rough touch feeling
After thinking, I decide to inspire learners from the following aspects
· Confused · Dont know how to practice effectively Behavioral
The change of mood during writing can be measured by detecting breathing
Emotion
Internal Force
Rhythm
Artistic conception
Type
· Copy the copybook of calligraphy repetitively ( Lack )
Action
Reflective · Realize that practicing mindlessly is a waste of time · Try to find and learn the law of calligraphy · Understand the law of calligraphy · Lists their weakness （At each learning stage） · Develop specific learning plans for themselves
Touch different words in calligraphy work
Write strokes with dynamic forces
Write strokes at different speeds
Touch different calligraphy work
Produce different dynamic patterns according to the emotion of calligraphy work
Let learners know the dynamics internal force of calligraphy by changing the resistance
Produce sweet-sound or noise depending on whether the rhythm of writing calligraphy is suitable or not
Play music according to the artistic conception of calligraphy work
Feedback
Category of needs Level 3 Write chinese calligraphy beautifully
Level 2 Comprehensive understanding on chinese calligraphy
Level 1 Think about the profound connotation behind chinese calligraphy Beginners focus too much on the level3 ,but they rarely think about level1&2. We can start by thinking about calligraphy
Prototype Consideration Rhythm&Speed Pressure sensors are attached to the beginning and end of the stroke. Sound feedback is given according to the speed of the finger passing the sensor, thereby guiding users to write with the correct speed and rhythm Internal Force The surface of the characters is made by materials with different roughness, allowing users to feel strength changes Emotion The pattern ferrofluid changes according to the emotion pressure sensors Artistic conception Use speakers to play background music that matches the artistic conception of calligraphy
Speaker Power 1
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2 3 2
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5 9
Electromagnetic relay
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Arduino UNO 7
3 7
8
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24V Magnet coil
Ferrofluid
Prototype
Flow
Provide different feedback when the speed of writing strokes is suitable or not
Coding
Start
Suitable-sweet sound Not suitable-noise
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If Sensor1 pressed
Y
If Sensor2 pressed
Record time1
Record time2
Y
Y
If △T=t -t 2
1
N
N N
If Sensor3 pressed
Y
The pattern of ferrofluid change according to the change of emotion in the character
Flat
Record time4
Y
Y
If △T=t -t 4
3
N N
If SensorN pressed
Strong emotions
If Sensor4 pressed
Record time3
Y
Record timeN
If Sensor2 pressed
Record timeN+1
Y
If △T=t -t N+1
N
Y
Noise
Sweet-sound
Noise
Sweet-sound
Noise
const int relay = 2; const int press1 = 3; ... const int press9 = 11; unsigned char a[8]={0x7e,0xff,0x06,0x03,0x00,0x00,0x01,0xEF}; unsigned char b[8]={0x7e,0xff,0x06,0x03,0x00,0x00,0x02,0xEF}; unsigned char c[8]={0x7e,0xff,0x06,0x03,0x00,0x00,0x03,0xEF}; unsigned long time1=0,time2=0; unsigned char flag1=0; void relaydrive(); void check(); void setup() { pinMode(relay, OUTPUT);digitalWrite(relay, HIGH); Serial.begin(9600); Serial.write(a,8);delay(2000); pinMode(press1, INPUT);digitalWrite(press1, HIGH); pinMode(press1, INPUT);digitalWrite(press2, HIGH); ... pinMode(pressN, INPUT);digitalWrite(pressN, HIGH); } void loop() { relaydrive(); check(); } void check() { if (digitalRead(press1) == LOW) {
}
Sweet-sound
if (digitalRead(press2) == LOW) {
Y
Electromagnetic relay on Ferrofluid pattern1
Smooth and rough materials allow the user to feel changes in the force of writing }
Test In order to creat the artistic conception，I showed calligraphy works and played background music that could create artistic conception
if (digitalRead(press(N-1)) == LOW) {
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flag1=(N-1); time1=millis();
if (digitalRead(pressN) == LOW) {
}
if(flag1==N-1) { time2=millis(); if((time2-time1)>=700&&(time2-time1)<=900) {Serial.write(b,8);} else {Serial.write(c,8);} flag1=0;time1=0;time2=0; }
} void relaydrive() { if (digitalRead(press2) == LOW||digitalRead(press3) == LOW||digitalRead(press5) == LOW||digitalRead(press6) == LOW||digitalRead(press7) == LOW||digitalRead(press9) == LOW) digitalWrite(relay, LOW); else digitalWrite(relay, HIGH); }
if(flag1==1) { time2=millis(); if((time2-time1)>=500&&(time2-time1)<=700) {Serial.write(b,8);} else {Serial.write(c,8);} flag1=0;time1=0;time2=0; }
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If SensorM pressed
flag1=1; time1=millis();
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Record the speed of writing Giving sound feedback Giving emotion feedback by changing ferrofluid pattern
if(flag1!=1) { flag1=2; time1=millis(); }
Learning · Participants need more positive feedback Users are more likely attracted by the sound feedback.They want to get the correct feedback rather than writing calligraphy attentively Users expects the sound of each stroke to be rhythmically variable，as each stroke is different Noise feedback can be very frustrating Users get same feedback for writing too fast and too slow. They don't know how to change the writing speed according to the feedback
· The message shall be more intuitive It’s hard to feel the connection between the change of ferrofluid pattern and the calligraphy emotion The guidance for force can be improved. More changes in the degree of force Need guidance on brushes law
Modification
Final design
More changes for the pattern of ferrofluid according to the changes in the emotion of characters
· Visitors admire the calligraphy work
Design a instruction for brushes law
· The instruction of the device
More changes in the guide of force degree · Writing skill cards
If the user writes at the wrong speed, the shortened or elongated sound will be played according to the speed
· This is a public interactive product. In the exhibition, this product enables people to know about chinese calligraphy's rich cultural connotation and deepen understanding about calligraphy by touching,seeing and listening
Details
Interactive process
Rhythm
Artistic conception Play sound feedback according to writing speed If writing too fast ,the device will play a shortened sound.If writing too slow, the device will play a stretched sound. When the writing speed is appropriate, the sound will be played without distortion
Use background music to convey the artistic conception of calligraphy
1 Read the instructions, and then you start using the device
Emotion
Flate Wave slightly Wave sharply The pattern of the ferrofluid will change according to the emotion contained in the calligraphy strokes
Read the card and learn how to write strokes
Writing skill cards
Force Pressure level：1
3
Write according to the direction of the line and arrow
Pressure level：2
5
Front
Back
Observe changes of the ferrofluid when you write and feel emotion changes of calligraphy work
2 Appreciate calligraphy works and listen to background music to feel the artistic conception of calligraphy
4 Write strokes. Feel the speed and rhythm of writing strokes by listening to sounds feedback
6 After using the device, take your favorite card
Conclusion Pressure level：3
Interaction design allows learners to use multiple senses to understand the abstract things in Chinese calligraphy. Multi-sensory information may be more intuitive, easy to understand and interesting, and this can help learners understand calligraphy faster
Pressure level：4
Guide users to write strokes with different force
Cards with different characters
How to help gambling addicts to quit gambling？ Project Description For Gambling addicts who want to quit gambling Resolve Gambling addiction is a mental illness, and people who gamble for a long time have a high probability of suffering from this mental illness. Once suffering from gambling addiction, the patient will have difficulty in controlling his thoughts and behaviors about gambling. This gaming bracelet can help gamblers divert their attention when they want to gamble, thereby avoiding gambling behavior Design principle Alternative Behaviors/Games/Attention Diversion
Interactive product Individual project 2021 Oct-Dec
BACKGROUND What is Gambling Addiction ？ ‘Gambling addiction’ refers to the gambling behavior that gamblers are unable to resist the impulse of gambling and indulge in gambling for a long time, resulting in negative effects on themselves and families Those problems can be seen on gambling addicts: · Hign gambling frequency Spend much mony
· Rely on others to help with money problems
· Try to win back money
· Become angry, when someone tells them to stop gambling
· Lose a significant relationship, job or educational opportunity
· Unsuccessfully tried to cut back or stop gambling
Situation
2 ~4 %
Adult suffer from gambling addiction
Gamblers suffer from lifelong negative effects of gambling addiction
· Reputation Crisis
· Family disharmony
· Lose Significant Relationships
Borrow money from relatives, friends and colleagues, but fail to repay it, resulting in the breakdown of relationships
Near miss： Gambling addicts perceive a losing situation as a signal of closing to a winning situation
Loss-chasing ： Gambling addicts think that they can win back the lost money if they continue to gamble
Slow to reward and punish Gambling addicts are less sensitive to punishments and rewards than average person
Attentional Bias Gambling addicts are more likely be influenced by gambling-related cues and therefore continue to gamble or gamble again after quitting gambling
· A Massive Burden of Debt
Adrenaline Adrenaline concentration increase significantly
Gene 20% of gambling addicts have first degree relatives who have gambling addiction problem
decision-making ability Gambling addicts have the poor decision-making ability. They would give up long-term benefits in order to get immediate satisfaction and continue gambling after losing a large amount of money
Gambling game design More and more gambling game are created, and gambling experience is improved to attract gamblers
People in their life People around gamblers have a recognition or indifferent attitude towards gambling, which makes gamblers regard gambling as a profitable game and improves their enthusiasm to participate in gambling
Media Gambling advertisement emphasizes that gamblers can spend little money to become mega rich. Using the winner as a publicity stunt and making gamblers believe that there are many winners as well as overestimate the probability of winning
What are the Types of Gambling Addicts？ Gamblers who wish to finish with gambling
80 %
of people who suffer from some type of gambling addiction never seek treatment
Gamblers lie abot debt situation
Emotionally unstable Quarrel with family members Leading to Domestic abuse
Brain Function Gambling addiction may be caused by decision-making disorder, which is related to brain dysfunction
Society
Family · Trust crisis
Cannot pay off debts
Cognitive dysfunction illusion of control： Gambling addicts wrongly believe they can control the game and win back the lost money
Biology
People who suffer from gambling addiction
· Mental Health Issues 76% of gambling addiction patients struggle with major depression and 38% of them suffer from hypomania
Psychology
3~ 5 %
Negative Effects Individual
What are The Factors that Lead to Gambling Addiction?
70 %
of gamblers end up returning to the world of betting
Point of View It is hard to persuade gamblers who are addicted to gambling to give consent to treatment about gambling addiction problems, but helping those who want to finish with gambling would be effectively
Poor quality of life
References [1] American Psychiatric Association.(2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Washington: American Psychiatric Press [2] Liu Xing, Chen Rui, Huang Xiaolu, He Qinghua.(2019). Cognitive Dysfunction and Underlying Neural Basis in Gambling Disorder. Journal of Psychological Science. [3]Sheng Xinhua.(1997).Diagnosis and treatment of pathological gambling.Foreign Medical sciences,172-174
Troubles in the Quitting Gambling Process Only few people can quit gambling successfully The risk of relapse is very high after quitting gambling for a month, 3 months, 6months,1 year and 2 year. Quitting gambling more than 2 years is perceived as the standard of quitting gambling successfully, and few people can stick it out
Factors that Influence Quitting Gambling
The risk of relapse is highest at night When did gambling addicts relapse？ 31% Evening（after 10p.m.） 21% Late Afternoon（5-10p.m.） 21% Midday(12-2p.m.) 15% Early Afternoon (2-5p.m.) 12% Moring
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N= the number of addicts who try to quit gambling and do not relapse T = time M=month Y =year
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3M
6M
1Y
2Y
T
Before Relapse
67% Alone
33% Friends or family accompanied
Relapse
After Relapse
Triggers for relapse：
Thinking
· Optimism about winning （Major） · Need to make money （Major） · Unstructured time or boredom · Giving in to urges, habit, or · opportunity · Dealing with negative situations or emotions · Socializing or fitting in · Seeking excitement or enjoyment · Access to money · Giving up · Control issues or testing · Other · Unsure or no reason
· Want to win more money after winning
· More debt
· Want to win back the lost money, if they lose
· Think that the only thing they can do is to pay off their debts in the rest of thei life
· Can’t control themselves
· Think life is hopeless
· Continue to gamble until they lose all of their money and slip into debt
· Feel guilty towards family
Most addicts think about finances extremely before relapse
Frustrated /Happy/ Active Bored /Tired /Sad /Quiet Relaxed /Lonely/ Irritable Nervouss /Angry /Reppy
Support Based on the Right Approach · Gambling addicts are more likely have confidence and motivation of quitting gambling and willing to insisted on it, if family support them
Environment
· Be away from the environment that · tempt gambling addicts into gambling
Living arrangements · Have a full daily life Avoid having free time for think about gambling
Moods
· Mood swings could cause a relapse
Relationships
· Be away from friends who are addicted to gamble · Gambling addicts should maintain good personal relationships, considering that negative moods caused by tense interpersonal relationships may motivate gambing addicts to gamble again
Finances
· Think about debts rationally. · Don’t try to win back money by gambling
· Gambling addicts and their family can hardly use a reasonable treatment method to quit gambling as they don’t realize the importance of receive treatment, and this is likely result in failures in quitting gambling · Now,there are two ways to treat gambling addiction:
Enjoy /Exciting
Psychotherapy
Feeling
Hopeless /Guilt · Moods varied considerably · Positive moods as prevalent as negative moods
Limited Understanding of Gambling Most family know little about gambling addiction and the cure for it, and the help of family may have negative influence for gambling addicts e.x. · Help gamblers pay off all debts , so that gamblers lose the motivation to quit gambling · Family can hardly understand why gambling addicts relapse and think it’s a moral problem instead of deep-rooted psychological disorder, so they would blame gamblers. Unfortunately, blame would cause negative moods, and it has adverse effects for quitting gambling
Cognition of Gambling · Misconceptions about gambling need to be corrected
Existing Ways of Quitting Gambling Treatment Gambling APPs Gambling Websites Gambling Houses
Gambling Ways
Psychologist · Provide professional help · Make a gambling plan for gambling addicts
Family
Relapses are more likely to begin when the addict is alone Did gambling addicts alone when they relapse？
What happened to gambling addicts when they relapse？ Stages
Supporters
Short-term immediate positive mood
Long-term negative mood
Drug treatment
Psychotherapy is the mainstream treatment method; it can help gambling addicts understand their situation and correct problem behavior as well as lifestyle. In contrast, drug treatment just control hormones and play an adjunctive role. Next, I will research psychotherapeutic therapy of quitting gambling to find design opportunities
Process of Quitting Gambling Treatment （Psychotherapy） Precontemplation Stages
Participants
· Don’t have awareness and a schedule of quitting gambling · Don't aware the problems of their gambling behavior
Guide
Preparation
Gambling Addicts Cooperate with treatment
Family Supervise
Action & Maintenance
· Decide to quitting gambling · Schedule to begin
· Have begun to quit gambling · Prevent relapse ; Control the desire of gambling
Guide & Teach & communicate (Lead)
Guide & Communicate (Lead)
Guide & Communicate (Lead)
Think
Guide (Lead)
Control behaviour
Think & Learn (cooperate)
Think & Learn (cooperate)
Think & Learn (cooperate)
Guide (support)
Think (cooperate)
Supervise (support)
Preliminary understanding about gambling
Tasks
Contemplate · Have awareness and a schedule of quitting gambling · Know the problems of their gambling behavior · Aware that change is difficult and they need overcome difficults · Not yet start to change
Psychologist
Understand more about the connection between gambling behaviour and gambling addicts themselves
· Know about gambling addicts' gambling habits
· Provide gambling behavior report for patients （Helps patients understand their situation）
· think about the positive and negative aspects of gambling and quitting gambling
· Guide gambling addicts to realize the differences between pathological and normal gambling behavior
· Guide gambling addicts to think about the aim of quitting gambling · Guide gambling addicts to understand the mathematical principle of gambling games （Gamblers will realize that they must lose money）
· Guide gambling addicts to t analyse pros and cons of gambling and quitting gambling · Choose a periodical target of quitting gambling
Analyse the triggers and consequences of gambling · Guide gambling addicts to review triggers for gambling and consequences that gambling behaviour lead to Analyse the function of gambling: Make money/ Dealing with negative situation or emotions/ Socializing/... Analyse triggers： Environment/ Behaviour/ Mood/... Analyse consequences： Debt/ Excitement/...
Make plans for quitting gambling · Guide gambling addicts to find the activities that can replace gambling · Keep a regular daily schedule. Have a full and interesting life. Avoid having free time to think about gambling
Help addicts to build confidence in quitting gambling · Encourage gambling addicts to think about what changes happened before and after undergoing therapy. Let gambling addicts aware that their ability of control behaviour are improved
Guide (Occasionally)
Prevent and treat relapse
· Gambling addict patients should face the fact that they would relapse. Although relapse is unfortunate, patients should not feel frustrated. It's more important to conceptualize the behaviour of relapse and find way to deal with it
Understand that quitting gambling is a long-term journey · From first stage to end ，gambling addict patients should be patient and understand：Gambling treatment can hardly be accomplished during a short-term period Unfortunately, sometime they would regress to gambling behaviour that they used to have, but they need to face and treat this situation rationally
Aim
Help gambling addicts to deepen their understanding about gambling
· Gambling addicts can hardly aware what are the problems with their behavior
Difficults
· Change passive attitude towards quitting gambling The most common reason for quitting gambling is deeply in debt. Gamblers are likely gamble again after paying off debts
Help gambling addicts to find the motivation of changing behaviour
· Gambling addicts would say：they couldn't see the benefit of gambling and the downside of quitting gambling Those benefits and downsides exist in their head; they just don’t aware those things. Psychologist should guide gamblers to reveal those hidden things from the subconscious
· Design a lifestyle for those who try to quit gambling · Gambling addicts can choose other activities in leisure time instead of gambling · It’s hard to find an activity that can replace gambling since few activities can produce a feeling of excitement that gambling can produce
· Learning how to deal with relapse prevent losing confidence and giving up · Prevent relapse · Stabilize mental state after relapse
At each stage, gambling addicts may give up treatment. Reason：1 Hard to control the desire of gambling 2 Think treatment is useless,as they relapse · Guide gambling addicts to think about their problem behavior
Opportunity
· Think about appropriate goals of quitting gambling
· Design thinking tools to guide gambling addicts thinking
· Find alternative activities
· Design the way of preventing relapse
In the [Precontemplation] [Contemplate] [Preparation] stage, doctors can guide gambling addicts to understand the principles of gambling and their own problems, and to formulate a quitting gambling plan. But at the [Action & Maintenance] stage, patients may have to face the problem of gambling addiction alone, and the period of this stage is very long (more than 2 years). Gamblers may encounter some problems at this stage
Prototype& Testing I have conducted research on the toys which can divert attention and release the mood on the market, and I found that there are three main types of these toys:
Action & Maintenance Aim
Prevent relapse
Solution
Problem
It's hard to control the idea of wanting to gamble
When patients want to gamble, help them：
Relaxed Puzzle Clear task Based on those three types of toy, I designed some game bracelets which can directs attention and tested them
Progressive
1
Tasks are clear
·Divert the attention
Patients may have a desire to gamble at any time and place
·Relieve the emotion
How to help gambling addicts to divert attention & relieve the emotion of gambling?
Random
3
Instant feedback from the game can attract people’s attention and keep them intensely focused
Sport Concentrated/Excited
Mindfulness Concentrated/Calm
Exercise can keep people in a state of concentration. Meanwhile, exercise can improve the pathological degeneration of midbrain dopamine function caused by gambling, which can effectively improve the mental health of patients with gambling addiction
2
The magnet block ball cannot touch both sides of the track, and this track is more winding
Concentration 4
Concentration 5
Non-stop
4
Non-stop
5
Difficulty
2
Difficulty
3
Complexity
3
Complexity
4
Press bubbles randomly
4
Use different buttons on the bracelet randomly
Almost irregular
I want to help patients find an alternative to gambling. When patients want to gamble, they do these alternative things
Game Concentrated
Move the magnet block, and the magnet block cannot touch both sides of the track
5
Mindfulness allows patients to treat themselves as an object when they want to gamble, and to objectively feel their emotions and thoughts, and thus get away from the emotions of gambling
7
Evaluation
Concentration 2
Concentration 2
Non-stop
3
Non-stop
3
Difficulty
1
Difficulty
1
Complexity
2
Complexity
3
Touch the corrugated paper
6
Randomly move the magnetic ball between the black dots
Concentration 1
Concentration 2
Non-stop
1
Non-stop
3
Difficulty
1
Difficulty
1
Complexity
1
Complexity
2
Bracelet that can be turned infinitely Concentration 2
Low thinking ability requirement
Games are the most suitable choice Sports
Games
Restricted by environmental conditions
Can be down at any time
Repeated Tasks are not clear
Mindfulness
8
Non-stop
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· I want to combine the concepts of games and mindfulness to design a simple game device which can help gambling addicts divert attention, when they want to gamble · This game device should be portable，considering that gambling addicts may have the idea of gambling at anywhere，so I decide to design a wearable game bracelet
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· The difficulty and complexity of the game would influence users' concentration · If the game is too difficult or too simple, the user may stop playing the game · Games with appropriate difficulty and complexity are more likely to attract users to play nonstop · Among the above bracelets, the No. 2 bracelet perform best in directing attention
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The magnetic ball is attracted by the magnet in the bracelet This is a bracelet that allows gambling addicts to play an infinite loop game when they want to gamble. The game can grab gambling addicts' attention and help them avoid gambling
Game rules: ·Push the magnetic ball on the track, and the ball cannot touch the sides of the track. ·If the ball touches one side of the track, the bracelet will vibrate as a penalty
The curve is connected end to end
Record function When the user presses the bracelet, the time that they want to gamble and the number of times the ball has rotated on the bracelet will be displayed. This can help gambling addicts to record the time they want to gamble and analyze what happened to make them want to gamble
Interactive process
I prototyped the bracelet and find some gambling addicts to test it Learning This bracelet can help them to divert attention effectively, but they said it just can prevent gambling behaviours in a short period of time · They want to avoid having the idea of gambling · They want to be comforted and guided，when they relapse
Iteration v2.0 ·Record the situation that triggered the idea of gambling,which can help gambling addicts to find their personalized triggers
·Help gambling addicts analyze specific and personalized gambling triggers and help them avoid encountering these triggers
1 The user（the gambling addict） suddenly want to gamble
2 The user can play the bracelet to divert attention
5 Press the bracelet. It wil show the time users play it （the time users want to gamble）and how many times does the ball go around the bracelet
·After gambling addicts relapse, they and their family members would feel very hopeless and may give up quitting gambling. We can design a method to help gambling addiction patients and their families rebuild confidence
Further thinking ·What information needs to be recorded to analyze the situation that would trigger the idea of gambling ·How to help gambling addicts avoid encountering these triggers
3 Push the ball on the track. The user have to focus on the game, considering that the ball cannot touch both sides of the track
4 If the ball touch the side of the track, the bracelet would vibrate
6 Users can record those information on the note book and observe and analyze their own situation
·It takes a long time to quit gambling, and the patient has to face relapses during the period of quitting gambling. Recurrence may leave the patient and his family physically and mentally exhausted and desperate. In this situation they need to be encouraged.I want to pay attention to the mental problem in the process of quitting gambling and design a method to help and accompany patients and their families to persist in treatment from illness to recovery
How to help people with DSPD to keep a healthy sleep and work pattern? Project description For People who usually procrastinate some work so that delaying bedtime induces delayed sleep phase disorder
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Reslove Combing the device with the task board help DSPD people dismantle the work tasks in advance, so as to improve procrastination and relieve the sleep disorder and anxiety emotion caused by the accumulation of tasks Design principle Interaction / Achievability
Interactive product design Individual project 2021 Nov - Dec
BACKGROUND What is delayed sleep phase disorder（DSPD）?
What factors cause DSPD ? Physiological
Phenomenon Those who suffer DSPD have sleep patterns that are different from most people
· A delay in the timing of circadian rhythms · A slower circadian oscillator (longer period) · Abnormal relationships between the circadian phase and sleep timing · Slower build up of homeostatic sleep drive · Abnormal phase response curves to light · Genetic
Personal factors · Behavioral · Cognitive · Personality · Emotion
They can hardly sleep before 2：00 a.m.
They are more accustomed to sleeping from 2:00 a.m to 10:00 a.m, or even later
Negative Influences Health Lack of sleep - Those who suffer DSPD can hardly ensure adequate sleep. Meanwhile, long-term sleep deprivation may causes mental problems (like depressive disorder)
Therapies for DSPD Therapies
Effect
Morning Bright Light Therapy
Giving light exposure in the morning can help patients wake up earlier. Restricting light exposure at night can promote the secretion of melatonin and help the patient feel drowsiest earlier
Social Relationship It‘s hard for those who suffer DSPD to interact with others and enjoy social life，considering that they feel tired , struggle with the negative mood and become slow from lack of sleep Study & Work Usually late for school/work - As they can hardly get up on time Low studing/working efficiency - As they couldn’t concentrate
Melatonin
Exogenous melatonin can help patients feel drowsiest earlier and sleep at
Chronotherapy
Most people's sleep phase are 25 hours. Their phase naturally delay by about 1 hour a day, if they are in an environment without 24-hour entraining cues. Patients can gradually delay their bedtime until shifting the circadian rhythm to an ideal time
Situation
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Problem
Those methods are effective for shifting circadian rhythm， but after completing treatments, patients’ sleep phase will gradually delay again
How to help people with DSPD to keep a healthy sleep pattern？ There will be a significant delay in sleep time during adolescence, and then in early adulthood, sleep time will begin to gradually get earlier. However, some people's sleep delays will continue into adulthood
Reference [1] Leon C. Lack & Helen R. Wright (2007) Clinical Management of Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder, Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 5:1, 57-76.
INTERVIEW I interviewed people who have DSPD to know about why it’s difficult for them to keep a healthy sleep pattern
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Hu Ke/ 23 waiter
Yang Zhenni/ 24 Animator
Li Haoran/ 21 Undergraduate
Meng Ping/ 16 Student
Wan Qi/ 26 Freelancer
I need free time. It’s too busy. Most of my time is occupied by work and daily chores, so I would like stay up late to play, because that late night is the only time that belongs to me. I feel that the late night is very relaxed and I still have a lot of time, as long as I keep awake at night
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At night Free & Have enough time
I usually felt depressed before going to the bed. At the late night, I often play the mobile phone and browse social media. Actually, I don't want to browse anything, I just want to have some fun to get rid of negative feelings
Want to release negative emotions
I sometimes sleep for a long time during the day when there is no class, so sometimes it is hard for me to fall asleep at night
Don’t have a social schedule, which can prompt them to a health sleep phrase
I can concentrate and study more efficiently at late night, because it's quiet and no one bother me. After I shift my sleep schedule to be earlier, I still tend to study at night , and then I gradually sleep later
Can work more efficiently at night
I’m used to going to bed late. when I go to the bed too early, I'm unable to fall asleep for a few hours and feel like I’m wasting time. I usually go to bed when I feel sleepy, but it is usually late
If people with DSPD can’t fall asleep when they go to bed early,they think it's a waste of time
Psychology & Behaviour
Physiology
Environment
Psychology&behaviour, physiology and environment are factors that prompt People with DSPD to delay bedtime. Delaying bedtime frequently cause the shifting of sleep phase, and the habit of delaying bedtime makes it difficult for people with DSPD to maintain healthy sleep phase. Next, I reserch the connection between those three factors and bedtime & sleep
DISCOVER
The connection between psychology&behaviour / physiology&environment and bedtime&sleep
Physiology & Environment
Psychology & Behaviour Delaying sleep behaviour is likely induced by immersive activities Different types of bedtime procrastinator choose different immersive activities for varies reasons or purposes
Types Immersive bedtime activities
Reasons & Purposes
Active procrastinators （positive）
Passive procrastinators (negative)
Study Work Art creation
Play smart phone
Delayed sleep is a positive strategy, which help active procrastinators complete tasks efficiently
Delayed sleep is usually associated with negative emotions
Immersed in study/work
The need of Adjusting mood
At night, active procrastinators can immersed in study or work because it’s quiet and they are less likely be disturbed by others
Passive procrastinators delay bedtime for recreational activities in order to shift their emotions from negative to positive, which can help them sleep better
The need of time pressure
Negative emotions for getting up & tomorrow's tasks
Active procrastinators cam learn or work more efficiently when they face time pressure
Don't want to face moring and tasks in the next day. Want to delay the end of today
More inspired（Artists）
Depletion of selfregulatory resources
Many artists stay up late to create works because they are more inspired at night
Self-regulation resources are limited. After consuming too many self-regulating resources during the day, passive procrastinators‘ self-regulation resources will depleted temporarily. In this case, it's hard for them to control themselves to sleep on time
Get enough sleep Good for health
How does light affect sleep?
Biological clock The biological clock determines the biological preference for bedtime. Long-term sleep delay would delay the sleep phase
Pressure for sleep
There are Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGC) on our retina. When these cells perceive the light, it sends a signal to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), and then the suprachiasmatic nucleus will stimulate the pineal gland to secrete hormones, which can regulate the circadian clock.
Sleep pressure is homeostatic sleep drive.Pressure for sleep gets stronger when people stay awake. When people have enough sleep pressure at night, bedtime procrastination would be stopped
This makes people that are more likely waking in a bright environment but sleepy in a dark environment
How does the social jet lag affect sleep? Students / Full time employees Social jet lag
Sleep debt
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Social jet lag : Misalignment of biological and social time
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For students and full-time workers， if they don't have enough sleep debt （usually in weekends），it‘s hard for them to sleep on time. They would delay bedtime during the earlier working day of the week. During working day, they are forced to get up early by the social schedule. With the increase in sleep debt, they have enough sleep pressure during the later working days of the week, which can help them fall asleep at an earlier time at night Freelancers / Some college students
Beneficial
Sleep on time
Circadian rhythm
Social jet lag
Sleep debt
Delayed sleep Have immersive activity Entertainment - Adjust mood Study/work - Complete tasks efficiently
Delayed feedback
Immediate feedback Delayed sleep
Sleep on time
Lack of sleep Harmful to health
can’t: Entertainment - Adjust mood Study/work - Complete tasks efficiently
Harmful They care more about instant gratification than the long-term benefit
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Freelancers and some college students can arrange timetables freely. They don’t have a social schedule, which can prompt them to adjust bedtime
Psychology & Behaviour Sleep intention (Want to sleep on time)
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Sleep behavior (Delayed Sleep/Sleep on Time)
Why procrastinators procrastinate？ How to help them take action immediately？
Target group
Time inconsistency
Student & Workers (15-35 years old ) They like to procrastinate and then study or work when they should be sleeping, so they have to delay the bedtime. Long-term habit of delaying the bedtime induce delayed sleep phase disorder
Pain point They believe that it's difficult or inefficient to start things during the day and only want to start work or study at quiet nights They procrastinate and don't complete tasks before bedtime, which prevents them from going to bed on time.Habits of procrastination are difficult to break, preventing them from maintaining healthy sleep habits in the long term
They lack sleep for a long time
"Time inconsistency" means that the brain tends to see immediate rewards more important than future rewards. When you think about your future self, your brain can easily see the value of taking actions with long-term benefits. Your future self lay emphasis on long-term rewards. Although the future self can set goals, only the present self can take action. When you need to make a decision, present self are instinctively unwilling to make choices for the future self. Now you are in the present, your brain is thinking about your current self. The current self really likes immediate rewards instead of long-term rewards
Action line Procrastinators feel guilt, shame, and anxiety when they procrastinate. When procrastinators procrastinate to a certain time, at this time they feel that they do not have enough time to complete tasks and their feelings of guilt, shame and anxiety are in the extreme. At this time the procrastinator cross the "action line" and start to work. Once they cross the “action line”， the pain of procrastination begins to subside
How to advance the action line? · Immediate rewards for taking action · Immediate Consequences for Procrastination · Make the Task More Achievable
Action Line
Pain
Postpone the action line: ·Difficult task
Advance the action line: ·Easy tasks
·The task makes the performer feel uncomfortable
·Tasks pleases the performer
·A lot of time left ·No negative consequences (if tasks cannot be completed on time) ·Reward (not obvious, slow)
Procrastination
·Little time left ·Serious negative consequences (if tasks cannot be completed on time) ·Reward (direct, instant)
Action Time
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Insight
The prophecy of can’t sleeping on time will be a reality
Patients with delayed sleeping phrase disorder （DSPD）lack self-discipline and have procrastination habits，which makes them gotten into the vicious cycle of DSPD
Beliefs or expectations can influence our behavior. Some people believe that they can only do the homework in the quite night. Meanwhile,they think that the noisy environment at school affects their mood, which makes them cannot do homework efficiently dering the day. This is their [Prophecy] .This absurd prophecy influence their behaviors, leading to real results: they will procrastinate during the day and only do homework efficiently at the night and delay bedtime to confirm their prophecy
Break the prophecy Consider two question: · Is it only suitable to do homework at night? · Or do procrastinator avoid doing homework during the day, and feel anxiety when they haven't finished homework at night, so they delay the bedtime to finish homework? · It’s important to help sleep delayers have the experience of finishing homework ahead of time. This can help them break the prophecy
Patients with DSPD are easily distracted by the external environment during the day, and and they tend to find other reasons for their procrastination and unreasonable work planning, which makes them couldn't complete tasks and feel anxiety as well as eventually leads to procrastination and insomnia Procrastinators will subconsciously think that immediate rewards are more important than future rewards, so procrastinators subconsciously do not want to study and work in the moment to complete tasks for the future self, but prefer to procrastinate and have fun
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Immediate Consequences for Procrastination The negative influences and anxiety that be caused by procrastinate are most obvious and serious before the deadline , so immediate consequences for procrastination is a motivation which could push procrastinators to make a plan rationally Guide DSPD patients to make plan We can help patients with DSPD relieve anxiety and help different groups of people set suitable studying or working plan
·How to estimate sleep duration? Considering that the wake-up time is fixed, the sleep duration can be calculated by the following formula :
Estimated sleep duration
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Estimated task duration
·How to estimate the time a task will take? The time estimated by the user would be inaccurate. We can find the numerical law between the user's estimated time for tasks and the actual time that the task takes by record and analysis users’ estimated time tasks and the actual time that they use. Next，when the user enters the estimated time, the system will automatically calculates a more accurate estimated task time
Define I want to design an interactive product which can help them manage time and avoid procrastination as will as maintain a healthy healthy work and rest pattern for a long period of time
·How to remind users when users procrastinate? Show the long-term and short-term consequences of lack of sleep · How to guide users to manage time and complete tasks on time?
Key words
- Reasonable task scheduling strategy Proficient Can be interspersed with your favorite tasks
Healthy work and rest pattern Dislike
Divided it into small tasks and complete it in fragmented time Can be interspersed with your favorite tasks Divided it into small tasks and complete it in fragmented time
Strategy of managing time
It is recommended to start with this type of tasks
Like It is recommended to do this type of tasks at a later time
Inexperience
- Award When users complete some tasks encourage them by giving awards Immediate consequences for procrastination ·Make users aware of their sleeping time changes Record the sleep duration of yesterday and compare it with today's predicted sleep duration
Final design
This is a clock which can help users manage time effectively， and it could guide them to sleep earlier as well as develop and maintain healthy workwork and rest pattern in the long run This clock can estimate the time required to complete the task and calculate the time to sleep. If the user procrastinates and reduces sleeping time, the cartoon girl on the clock will be tired (showing the consequences of procrastination) to remind the user not to procrastinate
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Task magnet
Comes with a prize board. Users can get rewards when they complete a certain number of tasks, which can encourage them to complete tasks faster
Reward cards
Storage magnets
Details Clock What are the functions of the three circles on the clock ？
How to remind users not to procrastinate by showing the consequences of staying up late? I designed a cartoon girl to show users the short-term and long-term consequences of staying up late
Large circle Record yesterday's sleep time to help users compare changes in sleep time
Medium circle Estimate sleep time today
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Small circle Estimate the time that tasks would take
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This cartoon girl will show different states according to the remaining sleep time. She will looks bad when she lacks sleep.
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The user places the colored magnets on the task start time and writes the time and task name on the clock. The task name and estimated time will be displayed on the clock
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If the user lacks sleep for a long time, the little girl will get fat and acne
How to estimate task time? This clock will find the numerical law between the estimated time and the actual time spent in different types of tasks by analysis the time data that it recorded. When the user enters his estimated task time, and sticks the magnet to the time point when the task starts, the clock will estimate a more accurate task time on the screen.
Prize board How to represent different types of tasks? Big magnet task time>1h Different colors represent different tasks
Small magnet task time<1h you also can use it to show the task that be devided to small parts
Prize Users can redeem rewards for completed task magnets Draw Cards - Require 4 Large Magnets A chance to draw a card, the cards correspond to different prizes 15min rest - Require 3 Large Magnets
Inexperience & Dislike
Proficient & Dislike
Inexperience & Like
Proficient & Like
Users can manage their own time and strategy for completing different tasks
Lottery turntable (Chance) - Require 3 Large Magnets Users have the chance to get double rewards, or the chance to draw a card (2 Small magnets = 1 Large magnet) Storage Users can attach magnets to the board
What is the future of ghost wedding？ Project description On the Chinese folk custom, the ideology of family, and the power structure of genders Reflection Minghun/ghost wedding is a traditional Chinese folk custom that involves the marriage between two people who died young and unmarried. As it is banned or not acknowledged by the mainstream Chinese culture, it is a demonstration of the unbalanced gender structure in China where females are alienated as the object of fertility. I created a male-dominating future online market in a consumerism context, showing the sexism issue in our society. Design principle Critical/reflective/speculative
Speculative Design/ UX Design Individual project 2021 Dec
BACKGROUND Ways of finding Minghun partner What is Minghun(冥婚)? Minghun is a Chinese folk custom. It‘s a chinese version ghost wedding in which one or both parties are deceased. In this wedding, the couple must be different gender Now, in China，Minghun have been banned, but in some backward villages and towns,some families still hold the Minghun
Start point A female deceased's ashes were stolen and sold - 2021.11 In Jining City, China, a woman's ashes were stolen by cremation workers and sold to others for marriage. According to news reports, stealing ashes for marriage has becomed an industrial chain - some people who open shroud shops next to hospitals and funeral homes accepted the commission of a Minghun to search for a "suitable" ashe and cooperated with the staff of the funeral home to steal ashes
·Family of male and female deceased negotiate about engagement The male deceased's The female deceased's family: family: They need give High dowry They are willing to receive fees to the female deceased's a dowry and get the family when the deceased man female deceased married, and woman are engaged and the family of the deceased does not think they are selling the remain
·Buying corpses or ashes from illegal sources for Minghun As the number of male deceased far exceeds that of female deceased, the supply of female corpses and ashes is in short supply. Buyers in need of female corpses or ashes will buy it from cemetery thieves Crime caused by Minghun From 2012 to 2020, there were nearly 200 corpse robbery cases involving Minghun
The market condition of Minghun Female deceased is far less than male counterparts, so the remain of female deceased is very popular in the Minghun market. Families of male deceased are willing to pay exorbitant fees in exchange for female remains, even though the families may not be wealthy In the past 30 years, the price of ghost wives (complete remains) has increased 50 times：
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A Group of people fight for a dying girl as ghost wife for their son - 2016.05 In a hospital in Hongdong County, Linfen City, Shanxi, China, there are very few female corpses in the mortuary, especially young female corpses, because female corpses are often in short supply. As soon as the news of the young girl's critical illness spread, more than a dozen family members of the bereaved family would swarm to seize the girl and complete the Minghun. When the girl is terminally ill, they negotiate the Minghun with girls‘ family, and when the girl is dead, she will be buried immediately with her “new husband”
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·What drives the family of the male deceased to insist on Minghun when the cost of Minghun is so high? ·Why did Minghun caused the sale of female remains?
Why does Minghun exist?
Why did Minghun lead to the sale of female remains?
Minghun is the continuation of the concept of [patriarchal family system] in [people's imagined after-death world]
The value of a son is to continue the bloodline of the paternal family
A woman who died creates a lot of problems for the family
There is a Chinese saying: "不孝有三，无后为大。" (there are three ways to be unfilial, having no sons is the worst.) In the past, if a man don't have a son until he dead, his family would adopt a son for him to continue the bloodline of family (preferably adopt son from family of relatives with the same surname)
People believed that married women serve entirely for the clan of their in-laws and are not eligible to be enshrined on the shrine of the family in which they were born.If a woman dies unmarried, no one will offer her anything, and no one will appease this ignored soul. In fact, some Chinese believe that placing an unmarried woman's ancestral card on an ancestor's altar will arouse the wrath of other ancestors and bring disaster
Family of male deceased believe
Family of female deceased think
If a man dies without a son, the inheritance of family line and property is interrupted, and he cannot be buried in his ancestral grave. Through Minghun， men and women become a couple , and the couple can can adopt children from relatives，so that the family line can be continued and the property can be inherited
Women are dependent on men. Single female deceased can only be buried in the ancestors' graves of the husband and worshipped by future generations. After that, the woman are no longer a lonely ghost
What determines the price of a female remains ?
How to assess fertility of a woman ？
The family of the male deceased wants to provide the deceased with a place in the the patriarchal family system established by the old society. They do not hesitate to spend money or violate morality to buy the stolen female corpse to hold a Minghun and provide the male deceased with a place in the patriarchal family. These people think that the marginalized people who are not in the patriarchal family system are pathetic
Marriage is the integration of two family resources Same goes for Minghun
In the Minghun, people are not treated as human, but as props for running a family
The process of Minghun stage
The AMH test is a reliable way to assess ovarian reserve, which can help us know a woman's reproductive capacity
·Name
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·The degree of freshness
·Sex
·Integrity of the remain
·Height
·Education background
·Appearance ·Family background ·Birthdates
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Participants
AMH
Under 30
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Find a Minghun partner Engagement
· Matchmaker, Feng Shui master （agency）
· Agents of both families
Yingqu （迎娶）
· Agents of both families
· Agents of both families
Women with higher AMH values are more fertile Age
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The family's agent obtains the blind date information from the matchmaker and Feng Shui master
Doing
Choosing a “wife” according to the birth date, age, character trait, appearance, "freshness" of the remain, educational background, family background, etc
Prepares bride price and dowry
The agent of the man's family send a party to escort the bride's remain to the groom's house
Wedding
Burial ceremony
Worship ceremony
· Agents of both families
· Agents of both families
· Agents of both families
· Relieves Friends
· Relieves Friends
· Relieves Friends
The coffins of the man and woman are tied with red ribbons, with a flower knot in front Dish with sacrifice are put on a long table which is placed in front of coffins After wedding， people perform some customs and rituals at times set by the Feng Shui master
burn paper money and kowtow to the deceased elders according to seniority in the family
After all the ceremonies are over, they choose a day to bury the remains of the the man and woman. They are placed in ancestral graves according to their seniority. After all the ceremonies are over, the families of the man and woman will become in-laws, and they should help each other when they encounter difficulties in the future
Design definition Statement The alienation of female identify and body will be enhanced with intervention of the capital There are a growing focus on digital identity. In the future, the alienation created by gender will extend to people's digital identities. In the context of the highly consumerized Internet, traditional folklore will evolve into commercial services and show the essence hidden in their form. Based on this context, I propose an idea for future ghost marriages by creating a speculative design of shopping APP, and I construct reflections on female identity, family structure, and ethics of social network in the future, by reconstructing traditional folklore
Service flow This platform is a professional ghost wife sales platform tailored for ghost wife buyers and sellers
It gathers ghost wives of various categories
Buyer Family members of the male deceased
Choose ghost wives according to personal preferences and prices
It quickly solves various ghost wife trading needs
Seller Family members of the female deceased
Submit the female body to the platform. Verifies the identity and evaluates -Name -Appearance -Age -Birthdates -Height -Character
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Ghost wife ashes * 1 Photos of ghost wife * 1 Identification certificate * 1
Negociation
It provides safe transaction order guarantee
It brings high-quality transaction experience to buyers and sellers
Purchase
If consensus is reached, the transaction is deemed to be successful
Get approval, ready to be sold on the platform. The remains are kept by the platform -The degree of freshness. -Integrity of the remain. -Education background. -Family background
Gain income 5% service charge for the platform
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