” A Mirror image “
I created a hangover VA for my finals which is a part of my larger idea that is a self care VA. As the name suggests a selfcare VA is a mirror to which a user can tell anything without any hesitancy. The self care app/bot reads into the info such as sleep cycle, calorie burn and task completion to which it further develops its intelligence after a user upload its recent medical reports . For the process to make sense it requires a medical practitioner to read the report and to provide consultation . A digitized care experience could include automating the collection of patient data, algorithm-assisted routing of patients to the right doctors, and AI-assisted diagnoses and recommendations to support doctors.
A mind map of the Self VA :
The hangover VA is a part of the above project although its application is specific to curing hangovers after an intoxicating event . The real inspiration is from the movie ‘HANGOVER’ and a few personal events also.
The personality traits of the VA are humorous , helpful , caring , available and meticulous on details.The way it functions is similar to Auto Shazam , a user has to activate it in anticipation of an intoxicating event.
On activating it listens to the conversation of the user to figure out the drinks consumption, the ambience of the place and the company of the user.
The objective for the hangover bot is to be not judgemental at the same time provide some valuable advice and to snap the user out of any bad mood or negative feelings.
A few user testing examples are as follow :
There is still a lot to be accomplished on this project , I will like to continue to work on it as the time was short and there was so much to learn .
I want to thank Nicole for making it happen , she was so patient and always available for any kind of assistance .