Ian de Silva
Unfocus
As there are many mobile apps designed to pull your attention, these interactions have become a kind of normalized addictiveness, such as doom scrolling.
I am working on the topic of attention and a meditation app using augmented reality because I want to understand how this technology can be useful from beyond the screen and into a physical space.
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![Instructions to place the phone stand.](/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2022-05/ID_idesilva_file1.png?itok=qdgQ8h07)
Unfocus - Placing the stand
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![Instructions to adjust angle and height.](/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2022-05/ID_idesilva_file2.png?itok=IknsALLl)
Unfocus - Adjusting angle and height
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![Loop shapes to direct one's gaze on phone screen.](/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2022-05/ID_idesilva_file3.png?itok=yvLYigNR)
Unfocus - Setting gaze
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