YOUR WORLD
Once again staying true to the focus on connection that I always infuse into my projects, Your World acts as a passion piece that I designed with the notion of creating something that encourages a highly constructive and beneficial form of connection between its potential users.
New horizons
The inspiration for this project came from my own experiences of moving home multiple times throughout my childhood, living in completely opposite sections of Australia from coast to coast, and the feelings of isolation that came with being the new kid at school again and again. Unknowingly at the time, this constant form of movement would eventually become the love of travel that comprises a vast amount of who I am today, but knowing how it feels at that young age to feel quite alone and wishing there was a way to expand my connections, it prompted me to dabble in the creation of a potential solution.
one click away.
Your World was designed as an online, interactive social learning experience that students are able to be immersed in throughout both their time in primary school as well as the transitional period into high school, during dedicated times of their class curriculums. It will enable all students to design a profile based on where they’re from, prompting them to pick the area of the world they’re living in, and will in turn ensure to give them the opportunities to connect with new friends both within and outside of their current locale, in order to not restrict their exposure. Students will also have the option to pick whether this is a new home for them or if they’re always lived here: if they’re new to an area, then Your World will ensure to show connections to other users who live there, and vice versa if they’re not new, they will have extra connections to those who are new to a town highlighted, in order to maximise the chance of establishing friendships with those that they may not initially know that they share anything in common with.
the sky is the limit.
Upon further customisation of their own profiles by adding information such as pets, favourite foods & sports, hobbies, dream jobs, and so on, the students will then have free reign over establishing connections with others their age all around the world, establishing these links through expressive interactive keywords that will float through the hub, all of which are derived from the shared commonalities added by the students as they populate the platform.
The more connections students create, the more alive Your World becomes for them, with the stars that fill the skies in their online portals representing the students around the world that they have become friends with through the platform. A star appears every time a new friendship is established, and this is achieved through simple means such as commenting and liking posts on each others walls, sharing hobbies, and so on. This is all on top of the ever-present algorithm that fuels Your World to connect users around the planet, increasing their overall sense of belonging, and allowing them to feel home in more places than one.