Work Life Balance
Made by Dan Cheng
Made by Dan Cheng
As a CMU student, we usually feel that it is hard to balance our life and work. Like in freshmen year, students are not used to college life and normally put on weight which we know as "Freshmen 15". Therefore,time management becomes a serious problem to us. This project collects data from users' everyday life and visualizes the data in order to give feedback to help them make better time management plan. It is a mobile app, user should record how long they spend time on work, sleep and other each day. And the app will generate a map to visualize the data. Over some period of time, we can see our life pattern, for example, do we procrastinate or plan-ahead on work. This can help us solve problems and make better decisions to balance our life.
Created: September 14th, 2014
As a CMU student, we usually feel that it is hard to balance our life and work. Like in freshmen year, students are not used to college life and normally put on weight which we know as "Freshmen 15". Therefore,time management becomes a serious problem to us. This project collects data from users' everyday life and visualizes the data in order to give feedback to help them make better time management plan. It is a mobile app, user should record how long they spend time on work, sleep and other each day. And the app will generate a map to visualize the data. Over some period of time, we can see our life pattern, for example, do we procrastinate or plan-ahead on work. This can help us solve problems and make better decisions to balance our life.
Comment deleted by asdfadfa.
I like the idea, but at the moment the data set you are using is pretty simplistic, with only three dimensions. I think this would be a much more interesting project if you could find a way to incorporate more information in your data.
This idea is good, and I, personally, would be interested in seeing the way my "work/play/procrastination" maps out.
Consider exploring the aesthetic display of the project more from the perspective of the people using it and framing the information in a way that is meaningful to you (therefore the audience). Graphs and data are important, but perhaps you could generate some initial "picture" that connects to the audience member at first glance. This would compel them to dive deeper into the information that you are presenting, ultimately making it more effective.
Interesting relations the the readings, but take a further look at the other examples from the email Daragh sent out (Windmap, Pulse Room, etc). The examples that you referenced are all very similar, and you may benefit from researching outside of this particular way of presenting information.
Also, take a few moments to proofread before posting to the Gallery. This can help clarify your point and will make your project more cohesive and effective.
I think a lot of students could really benefit from such an app, and it might make them more conscious of how their decisions effect their stress level. Similar to Talia's point, I think it might be helpful to add more categories to your social category, similar to the Bureau of Labor Statistics pie chart. I find there is a big difference in my energy level the next day between going to a concert or watching netflix during a given evening. Looking at how you collect your data streams, will syncing with peoples calendars provide the most accurate representation of their time? For example, people with bad time management probably don't plan study time into their schedule enough to put it in their calendar, and actions such as skipping class, or sitting on Facebook while 'studying' would not be accounted for. So I think it would be helpful to find another way to gather data as well. (for example, I heard about an app that randomly asked through the day what you were doing and for how long you had been doing it...)
While this would go against data visualization ideas, since it would be telling people what to do, if you actually made something like this, it could give tips about quality vs quantity and effective study habits! That would be really useful to some people. Then they could see how their days become more balanced as the tips are incorporated into their routine.
This is adding on to what Laura said: what if you could make it check in with the GPS in their phone to verify that they're in the right building? That way, if they aren't, then it does something scary to the interface (like everything goes red or something) in order to give them a nudge towards not skipping classes.
You must login before you can post a comment. .