Google Lantern
A Potential Future Ecosystem
Challenge
Speculate the Future of Google Home
This project aims to envision a potential future UX ecosystem and create a targeted User Experience for a Google Home.
Role
UX Designer
Tools
Adobe Illustrator
Timeline
2 weeks, March 2019
Outcome
An Amalgamation of Google Home and Light Therapy
I explored how a user might interact with Google Home in tandem with a particular aspect of one’s daily routine by adding Light Therapy as one of the main features!
LET’S DIVE DEEPER
Process
Researching existing Google Home features
Concept Development
Serving Humanity
I envision a Google Home that serves humanity in the long term than simply assisting in completing daily tasks; one that is more empathetic, understanding and features Light Therapy to lift the mood of the user on a daily basis.
What is Light Therapy?
Light therapy is a way to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) by exposure to artificial light.
During light therapy, you sit or work near a device called a light therapy box which gives off bright light that mimics natural outdoor light leading to increase in Vitamin D. This increases the level of serotonin in the brain, thereby leading to increase of well being and happiness.
Google Home + Light Therapy
= Google Lantern
A future Google Home version called ‘Google Lantern’ has the capability to engage emotionally and sense the anxiety of the person through a camera, motion sensor and sound. It acts as a guide via sympathetic communication, light therapy and motivation.
User Group
Based on disorder, location and age group
- People with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- People in tropical regions
- Students/working people
- Old/sick people
- People living alone
User Personas
Needs:
• Find a job
• Feel motivated
Sophia William
24 years
Seattle, Washington
Actively seeking employment as a Software Engineer
Pain Points:
• Difficulty in finding a job
• Not able to perform well in interviews
• Always dull because of lack of sleep
Goals:
• Increase concentration
• High self-esteem
• Increase interpersonal skills
The Change
New Work Flow
The new work flow depicts how empathetic Google Lantern will be.
New Features
- Light therapy (10000 lux)
- Filters out 99% harmful ultraviolet rays
- Motivation
- Responds to unusual sounds
- Emergency call/msg
- Desk/Floor lamp
- Screen for time and other uses
- Face recognition
- Motion sensor
- Tracking facial expressions
- Sympathizing with the user
Final Avatar
Modified Design
The modified design is a much advanced version of the Google Home.
Google Lantern and its features
Scenario of Use
The below storyboard shows a detailed interaction with the Google Lantern and its impact on the user over time.
Scenario of Use