Drinking

Captology Project!

Captology: focuses on the design, research, and analysis of interactive computing products created for  the purpose of changing people’s attitudes or behaviors.

 

In simpler terms captology is where It describes the area where technology and persuasion overlap

 Simple things such as:

• Behavior change                                                   
• Motivation
• Worldview
• Compliance
• Attitude

 Can be easily influenced by:

• Video games
• Palmtops
• CD-ROM
• Pads
• Exercise equipment
• Agents

In a positively time affected ways!

This new way of thinking and study of captogy got my owe mind thinking about one of the biggest problems in my life...



"Drinking"

How Alcohol Harms the body: 

Drinking to intoxication can negate as much as 14 days of training effect

Drinking alcohol after competition hinders recovery

Drinking alcohol after training negates training effect

Training hormones are diminished for up to 96 hours/4 days following alcohol consumption

Reaction time can be affected 12 hours after alcohol consumption

Tests show alcohol effects on Heart Rate, Lactic Acid / Muscle Performance and Respiratory/ Ventilation levels

Alcohol compromises an athletes already vulnerable immune system

Alcohol compromises REM sleep, which is necessary for recovery

The biggest problem is no one really knows whats the exact number they need to stop at or how little it would take them to be in a bad place. working at a bar you learn that as a host you have to make the determination when someone has had to much and cut them off.


What would be an affective way that we can use technology as a benefit in the situation?

Augmented reality: (AR) is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are augmented by.

They have app's that can use GPS along with visual recognition to know a street name, a building address, or even a name of a restaurant along with the menu and reviews to make every day life easier
What if!

We had an alcohol app that:

1. visually recognized  drinks 
2. Knows the alcohol content
3. knows witch bar with the GPS to know how much the drink cost 
4. And understands your body of how it is effected by alcohol
5. but also tracks all this data yearly  

Most importantly the main reason for doing this is that a person can have somewhere to go like there owe personal computer that only they can see this data that has been put into easily read and understanding graphs and figures! they then can see how much money they have invented in there habit and see for them self's is it something that needs attention...

Our technology in the end is here for us not to just get us in trouble!

Persuasive technologies can adjust what they do based on user inputs, needs, and situations.

This will work because their is not much work you have to put into it. The tool does everything for you. it will take the data and analyze it to put the information in easy to read graphs and tables. This app in on your phone so it will always be with you. once you are getting to have a little to much the program can send you  text messages with information about why you should stop and also say things like "If you have one more your not going to be able to drive home". When you have had to much your app will automatically send a message to a loved one or a friend saying that you need help or it may call a help service if it happens a lot.

The main purpose of this app is ease; it does everything for you!





The best part about this app it even if you turn it off it will still collect the data. When you are sober and are in the right state of mind you may look back at what you did the previous  night.

The best part of this idea is that we have this technology that we always have with us. These days the problem is that we have the ability its just we don't use it. This app will do it all for you. You can put as much as you want into this app or as little work into it. ether way the information is always right there easy to find when they do get interested



Main Goal

after seeing this data of a persons personal actions we would think that they would more understand and see what has been brought to the table

Our main aim for this project would be!

     Inform

• Effects of alcohol
• Raised awareness
• Increased personal responsibility
• Increased in daily performance
• Decrease in alcohol consumption

See Personal actions

• How much
• How often

Address

• Addiction
• Escape
• Financial problem
  
  
  Our study would see if this works using 25 people!
  
  • load it to phones without them knowing for a month 
  • see there habits 
  • tell them what it is and so one and have them use it for a month 
  • See how it will affect them
  • Then take it away but still collect data
  • Would it change there future habits