With Your Permission

Design Process

The Experimental Camera I had created used tracking of the mouse position and accessing the device camera to portray how we choose what parts of ourselves we want to show or hide from the world.

The main goal of my consentful interface of the camera was to explain its purpose, the information it would use based on user activities, reassure them that no data would be stored, recorded or used and allow them the option to change their mind should they feel uncomfortable giving this information. I also wanted to use a language which does not seem overwhelming or pressurizing and gives the users a fair choice based on available information.

Flowchart

Final Interface

Reflections

I chose to keep the user constent part of the camera as simple as possible so that users would focus on the information provided without getting distracted. This would help them understand what data they would be sharing and how it would affect the outcome of the camera.

Based on the F.R.I.E.S. model I focused on giving all information FREELY, helping users make INFORMED decisions, giving them the option to change their mind and REVERSE their decision while keeping the information SPECIFIC. These according to me were the most important considerations during th assignment. I used the language to make the user decisions ENTHUSIASTIC rather than forced or obligated.