Vidoe making
Solutions for social media addiction
i) “Urs Matter”
Urs Matter is a mobile app developed for easing the usage of social media.
The main interface has two buttons as well as showing the detected time of using social media and maximum social media using time on the phone. The users can preset the maximum usage time of the social media and the app will automatically record the usage time. Once the time is up the users will be forbidden to get the access to their social media apps.
When the study and work mode is on, users are deemed to be at work or studying and they cannot access any social media apps on the phone. However, the only chance to shut the function down is to complete a complex Sudoku. Otherwise, the users may have to wait for the end of their preset time.
The leisure mode is not as harsh as study and work mode. When leisure mode is on, the app will pop up an alarm clock to set a wake-up count down time. Unless the time is up, there will be no chance to access social media apps.
Section for customer service: the app provides a consulting hotline for social media addiction as well as the service of online chatting.
Section for Urs Matter forum: users can share their successful method to overcome addiction of using social media.
Section for achievement: This section records the date the user starts use this app and so far how long have they successfully beat the addiction. Also, a ranking list amongst the users would be illustrated to show their achievements.
Ii) “social media abandon “ training camp
As most people are afraid of being alone, they start to be addicted to the social media network. Here comes an opportunity that we are gathering people together from all over the globe to get rid of the addition. People in this camp will give up their all digital belongings and we will distribute everyone a cell phone without social media functions except for message and calling for basic needs. The participants can make friends face to face through various sorts of events, such as board games, Karaoke, hiking etc. The aim of raising these events is to create bonding between people face to face and they will not have to chat with people behind the screen, which would probably console their lonely hearts. Also, there would be symposiums hosted by experienced staff to elaborate the successful methods to overcome social media addictions.
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