Prototype

Our prototype was created three-folds, including a (1) PowerPoint presentation intertwined with video, (2) crafted user interface navigated through InVision, and (3) LeapMotion-powered physical demonstration. This format allowed us to maximize our storytelling potential by creating touchpoints for the (1) introduction of the project (2) showcase of the ideal use case and (3) depiction of live functionality. 

Imagine if you had to take back a moment if you wanted a memory erased from your digital footprint. This fragment of the internet can be a photo, a tweet, or a post you made. You can FiLE it away, and when you're ready, you can revisit that memory. And when you're ready to revisit the memory, learn from your experience and accept it, you can unFile it, and the image will appear back in the place where you first stored it. 

The idea is that forgetting something is difficult. It's hard to fully erase a memory. That's why we developed an application for facilitating forgetting in a different way. Instead of forgetting, this application pivots around the idea that acceptance is the key to forgetting. Pushing away a certain memory never helps you forget, it, in fact, makes remembering worse and forgetting even harder. FiLE gives you a safe place to store those 'bad' memories and gives you time to reflect on past mistakes that may have been made. When you're ready, you can go ahead and unFiLE this memory.