Some studies show that music and memory can have a powerful connector. Music usually reminds us emotional memories. For example, the first kiss or the song at some special occasions. According to NHS, “Musical memory is a form of implicit memory, usually hardwired into the brain unless prone to the changes in the brain which usually herald dementia.” (NHS, 2018). The aim of this project is to help people especially with dementia to connect their memory with the music.
Created a website for people to keep their memories through music and art. It is a diary, but instead of using text, you use images to describe the scenario from the memory.
My idea for the project is to design a project that can help people with dementias to connect their memories with the music. According to NHS, Musical memory is a form of implicit memory, usually hardwired into the brain unless prone to the changes in the brain which usually herald dementia.
There are some cases that people with dementia remember their past by listening the music.
I did some user tests and asked users to tell me their memories that are related to the questions. And ask them to pick music that remind them the memories. After that, I show them 40 paintings and asked them to pick the paintings that are related to their memories. By doing this research, I can find out the relationships between users’ music, memories and paintings. And which type of paintings will users pick most, will the portrait be easier to present the memory or abstract art?
This is the result from the user research.
I designed the interface in Sketch and prototype it in InVision Studio.
I designed different layouts and asked for feedbacks to get the best design.
The aim of this project is to help people especially with dementia to connect their memory with the music. Some studies show that musical memory is a form of implicit memory, usually hardwired into the brain unless prone to the changes in the brain which usually herald dementia. This is an interactive website that can help people keep their memories through music and art. It is a diary, but instead of using text, you use images to describe the scenario from the memory. The user can also make their own “video diary” through the website.
To improve the project, I think I can make some few changes. I should do more user testings. I should test about how “photography” can related to people’s memory.
I can also add another function that user can mix their own photos and paintings together. Some people might want to have their own photography to help them reminds some scenarios that the paintings can not show.
