ELDERLY EMPATHY MACHINE
- Virtual Reality, Game
OVERVIEW
Step into the shoes of the elderly with this VR project, which aims to provide a firsthand experience of the challenges they face in their daily lives. Through immersive gameplay, you'll gain insight into the ignorance and impatience that many elderly individuals encounter from others, as well as the physical and cognitive changes that come with aging, such as slow reaction, presbyopia, bad memory, and slow learning. By bringing a first-person perspective to the empathy machine, this VR project aims to promote greater understanding and empathy toward the elderly.
Interaction Design | 2022 Fall, San Francisco
Duration: 1 Month
Personal Project
Tools: Unity, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Oculus Quest 2
“How time flies, Christmas is coming.”
“Oh, wait, what time is it?”
I have to go, the clinic is closing soon!
Why do I always forget important things…
DEMONSTRATION
DESIGN PROCESS
OBJECTIVES
1. Create an experience for young people to undergo the same common situation as the elderly are facing in their daily life.
2. Let them have a sense of helplessness so as that raise players’ empathy for the elderly group, and somehow improve the age discrimination situation.
3. Bring the feeling into the real world, it is a bridge to build two age groups from the virtual world into the physical world.
IDEATION
Incorporate them into an avatar with restricted capabilities that the elderly usually have, and make a conflict to highlight age discrimination.
Time Countdown
Limited Move Speed
High Blood Pressure
INTERACTIONS
Check Box - Complete a medical form in a limited time
Conflict - Heighten pressure and helplessness of the user
SCENE DESIGN
Medical Form
Slow Move - Limit walking speed
Presbyopia
Offensive Words
Conversation - Avoid being lost in the open world
“It’s snowing outside…”
Clinic Closing Announcement
