The Design of a Social Communication Platform for Building Bridges between Family Generations Yu-Hsiang Chiu M.A. Interaction design Loughborough University
Hunt Statement International students who study abroad have the needs of emotionally connecting with their family. Parents/ grandparents of oversea students also hope to keep in touch with their offsprings regularly when they are studying overseas. However, the time difference and other factors such as the younger person’s schedules and traditional communicating means often cause lots of problems to their twoway communication. Sometimes, the connection of communication have widened the generation gap and cause negative feelings to international students, such as homesick and anxiety which will affect their study and harm their mental health.
Design Brief In this decade, new technology has helped international students to communicate with their family easily. However, the barriers such as varied time zone and generation gap still exist between different generations. Therefore, this project aims to develop a new social media app which may help to improve the communication between international students and their older generations. The new social platform would increase the digital connected experience of international students who travel or study abroad, helping them and their older generations to be staying digitally connected.
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