12:30 pm
Wed Mar 13

Designing Digital Media for Mental Health (OFFICIAL)

JW Marriott Austin
110 E 2nd Street, Austin, TX, 78701
0.61km W

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JW Marriott

Salon 5

18+

110 E 2nd St.

Speakers

Kate Niederhoffer

7 Cups

Carsten Wierwille

ustwo Studios

How do we best design digital environments and the supporting algorithms to enhance our mental health and well being? Technologies -- from simple mobile apps to sophisticated AI -- offer powerful, cost-effective tools with evidence based protocols to alleviate emotional distress. They have the potential to reshape the healthcare industry. But critics publicize the nasty impact of social media on mental health; ethical scandals play with our emotions and talks of surveillance capitalism make us question how our data is being used. This session presents a framework calibrating the research needs of a psychologist with the design considerations of a global product designer.

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Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Interactive Badge

Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Film Badge

Format: Dual

Event Type: Session

Track: Design

Level: Intermediate

Online: Slides