Connecting Family Members Across Time Through Shared Media
Yasamin Heshmat, Carman Neustaedter, Lillian Yang, Thecla Schiphorst · 2017
Family members often rely on technology to connect and maintain their relationships over distance. Yet because of conflicting schedules and time zone differences, it can be hard to communicate synchronously with others. To help address this problem we explored the design of an asynchronous media sharing application called Mimo. Mimo allows family members to capture and share moments with each other using audio narratives as a way to connect time and activities together. We evaluated Mimo with participants who thought about and reflected on its design. Our results point to the value of connecting family members in a one-to-one, private fashion and how personalization is necessary in systems designed for asynchronous media sharing.