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It is important now than ever to be aware of the different crises unfolding around us — far or near — and not turn a blind eye. However, by doing this regularly, there can be the risk of becoming desensitized to the content one consumes. Hence, the need for this product is important and urgent to help individuals regulate their emotions and still stay up to date with the happenings of the world.
Identify and visualize when the user gets desensitized to certain crisis media.
Feature 02
Identify and inform what some triggers could be to the desensitization — specific crisis topics, keywords, type of imagery etc.
Feature 03
Notifies users when they start getting desensitized to take a break or consume new topics of content.
The application will be linked to the social media platforms and other news outlets that the user engages with on a regular basis and their engagement data will be collected using APIs after the user gives permission. Using this data, the user’s daily desensitization levels will be visualized, more details within the visualization about the potential triggers will be provided and users will be notified.
1. Click Engagment: How long users spend on individual crisis posts/articles.
2. Keywords that users interact with repeatedly under crisis posts / articles.
3. Type of content consumed: emotional intensity of the media; graphic images or emotional language used.
Using AI, these criterias will be cumulated and analyzed to help identify at what points during their media consumpution does the user start feeling desensitied towards what they see or are reading. This data will also be used to record if there are recurring keywords, imagery, tone of language etc. that lead to certain amounts of desensitization.
The application will be linked to the social media platforms and other news outlets that the user engages with on a regular basis and their engagement data will be collected using APIs after the user gives permission.
The application will be linked to the social media platforms and other news outlets that the user engages with on a regular basis and their engagement data will be collected using APIs after the user gives permission.
While the individual is consuming various crisis media on other platforms such as the news or social media, they will be notified on possible emotional desensitization. The are two types of notifications, the one used for notifying will be determined through user’s previous engagement with the notifications, understanding which approach recieves better interaction.
As this is a conceptual project, there are some future considerations that could be implemented!
Desensitization levels or emotions of any kind cannot solely be identified by click engagement as there are multipe external factors that influence how people emote, however this product is the start of tackling the issue of desensitization and at a later stage there could be an EEG wearable linked to the app collecting more accurate data.