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This is bit of a brain dump from the webinar kickoff.
https://www.writerscafe.org/writing/sincerelyjulia/1240871/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vTomEuuIZA (Links to an external site.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4bkXfPXM2s (Links to an external site.)
news article about a figurine used for currency. It could have applications within the game.
The Kurgan for me has always been one of my favourite villain’s and i think Tom Clancy was so good in that role it set the tone for almost all his future roles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIQ0pNlbvL0 (Links to an external site.)
I loved this series by Jim henson as a child, seems they have created a spinoff AR experience.
The original is on amazon prime and is as dark as i remember especially the transformation part.
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_109:_The_Three_Ravens (Links to an external site.)
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Storyteller:_The_Seven_Ravens (Links to an external site.)
Norse Mythology –
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huginn_and_Muninn (Links to an external site.)
I choose the outcomes of most interest from the above mind map. The names of Odin’s ravens seem to stick out to me (Thought) and (Memory) and the mythology behind it.
The idea for the dementia app came to me before i created the table below and this really is just to help visualise my internal thought processes.
Obviously there are other apps available but for the purpose of this exercise i just focused on my own experiences with my family rather than looking at what others have done.
The idea came to me over the weekend while thinking of the words thought and memory.
memory and how it depletes over time and how can this be measured in an uninstructive way, taking care not to infringe on the individual rights in an ethical manor. Thought and intention how that is effected by memory is also a consideration, how and if these can be allowed to be censored for safety of themselves and others around them.
Dementia and its implications to the afflicted sufferers and their family members might possibly be made easier through some kind of app.
The issues are the obvious memory loss and its affect on close family. The subtle personality changes that can be very hard to spot unless you are aware that there is an underlying issue.
Objectives of the app would be to function as a guardian of sorts, focusing on the well being and safety of person with dementia and the close family members that his or her condition has a direct effect and how best to mitigate those problems.
Considerations:
1.) Brain training activities as to track the progress of the condition with permissions given to close family to help assess and prove the condition to external stakeholders. games like Sudoku, Scrabble. card games. what is familiar to them. This could be linked to social media accounts.
2.) A method tracking the geo location of the dementia sufferer which was linked to the app and has links to approved family or friends who have guardianship.
3.) Social Media tracking: This is probably the most controversial of the considerations at it is very difficult to decern when or if this should come into play. The idea would be that add on app would prompt the user, showing good memories and potentially shielding them from harmful ones. It would also inform family members and maybe have privilege’s that would allow them approve or disprove posts as making the condition public can be difficult to navigate.
Below is a basic concept map of the app. I think the idea of a trial and getting live feedback would be the best way of gauging its success.
something I think should be at the core of this app is that it should run in the background and the user be almost unaware of it as this can be a point of contention. Again i don’t know the implications of how this should be managed but i am just going on my own experience.
Below are some logo ideas for the app.
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