Nov 2020
Collaborate with: Aldora Wang
After 30-40 years, the distribution of resources will become more unequal because there is a lean of resources in one-child families. The only child in a family has more chances to get access to education resources, and it makes it even harder for people to get rid of poverty through education. At the same time, the only child in the family needs to be responsible for taking care of all the elderly people. The structure of the family creates more burden for the child and may even cause mental health problems. The only child has problems in dealing with complicated social relationships to some extent. The population of males will surpass the population of females, which leads to further marriage problems. The one-child policy will also lead to an aging population. The percentage of elders might take a big part in the population in China after the one-child policy. In China, there is a tradition to take care and look after their parents when they are old. In this generation, most families of two parents only have one child. Therefore, there might be more burden on the only child. It might be hard for their child to take care of their parents alone, without siblings. Society might want to build more nursing homes, elder apartments, services, and products for elders.
This walking stick has an adjustable screen next to the handle that people can easily fold in, and users can adjust the height of the walking stick depending on the user’s height or the user’s needs.
We chose this navy color as our theme color because it conveys peaceful and reliable visual information. The color and the big font size are readable and friendly for the elderly. Users can chat with AI when they feel lonely or boring. As the users give instructions to the AI, the AI will execute it and give feedback to the users.
We divide the interface into 3 fundamental sections, navigation, chatting, and music player. Users are able to switch between these 3 sections by simply tapping on the navigation bar or giving verbal instructions. The navigation function is easy to operate, users can tell the AI where they want to go, the AI will calculate the safest and fastest route and guide them to their destinations. The users can create their own playlist or play some random music recommend by the AI in the music player.
The app for children allows them to report missing person to local police office and find the location of their parents on map. Children can call their parents using the shortcut when they miss them or when there is an emergency.