Rationale
Mental health and well-being is the state in which the
individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with normal stresses of
life, can work productively, and is able to make a contribution to his or her
community. Edge is a public interactive
display system, which may be distributed and set up throughout the city and
areas where there are high volumes of traffic, which acts as a suitable medium
as it may be easily saturated throughout cities. The problem with the existing display systems
is that it only offers marketing materials to the public, with no real benefits
to society.
The interactive display works on the application of ‘the
science of smile’ where there is evidence to suggest that smiling (real or
fake) is able to induce positive emotions.
The interactive display encompasses an application, which allows the
user to take portrait shots, which are then added to a combined collage. Which may be shared and downloaded through QR
code. This aim’s to subtlety induce
positive emotions and behaviors into the public without acting like a
well-being exercise. The interactive displays then allow people to access news
and entertainment.
A number of design features have been incorporated into the
system in order to subtly evoke positive emotions, such as the use of yellow in
the interface. The colour yellow is
shown to evoke positive thought and optimism.
There is also a spotlight that serves for two functions, one of which is
that it provides greater exposure and it
creates lighting for the portraits taken.
Peer Comments
Ryan Go:
http://ryan-go.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/pss-moodlite-photo-therapy.html?showComment=1382323840724#c5529783669026651153
Christine Chau:
http://christine-x.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/the-ideabehind-swiftgift-is-convenient.html?showComment=1382324002389#c2985640526995032345
Christina Le:
http://christinaale.wordpress.com/2013/10/20/pss-collaborative-consumption/#comment-72
Daming Chen:
http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6797674082400671831&postID=5544784362525709076&page=1&token=1382324462734&isPopup=true
Jan Raymond:
http://janraymondgerardino.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/sustainable-product-service-system.html?showComment=1382324658293#c5828155156615692909