The main idea for my final project

You can tell when you're losing someone's attention by their behavior, so you know when to end a conversation or to quit working in a task with them, and nobody has to force themselves to stay , because you can keep up later with more willingness. What would happen If an activity told you that it's losing yours?

The focus bloom

As my final project I've chosen to design a device that may reconize and interprete different signs of focus and attention through the user's personal electronic devices, by tracking activity patterns on their apps, facial expressions or sounds. Then it could offer feedback to him, as a visual representation of how long is his attention span between different activities and suggest when it would be better to drop a task temporarily or take a break for better results, efficiency and less stress.

The device would consist on an app and a desktop object, to this point I propose this object is a lamp that blooms depending on the person's level of focus:

• Green: At this point, the lamp is closed, it doesn't allow a lot of light out, because it is still a bud. It indicates that there is no need for distraction, so remains closed as long as the person is focused still.
• Yellow: Then the petals of the flower start to open, letting more light out of the lamp. It will let more and more light out depending on the person's focus level.
• Red: It happens when the flower lamp has fully blossomed, so it will show the most light of the device, so it can attract the attention of the user enough to let him know his focus was completely lost, so he can decide if he wants to try to focus again or needs a break.

How?

Personal devices such as cellphones, computers and tablets have tools to track how they're used. Most people don't give this information practical use, but this data can tell a lot about a persons habits and patterns around technology.

The device would work starting from an app that tracks constantly the time spent by the user on the apps from their different devices, then would build a database that could sort the amount of time spent and at what time. This would allow the app to predict the lifestyle of the person and built a profile for him based on his activities. Then, after some imput would predict when it's more likely for the person to be working, using social media, or resting, so it would predict the best timing to do certain activities, based on the estimated level of focus that could reach and the amount that especific task may require.
This would work allong the lamp at the moment the data is being collected, blooming based on the interactions of the user with his devices.

Render of the proposal

Working plan

Design of the mold to make the vase