NEOCRACY
Project Context
THE AUTOMATIC VOTING SYSTEM
An speculative design app, where voting is an automatic process
through an implant.
This is a Speculative Design project, which is an approach that explores possible futures through the creation of provocative and imaginative design concepts.
Tools
FLUTTER, FIGMA
My Role
SOLE DEVELOPER, UI DESIGNER
1
Brainstorm "Brain Dump"
This involved setting a timer for 15 minutes and writing down every idea that came to mind related to the topic of speculative design. The goal was to write without stopping or censoring oneself, allowing for a free flow of ideas.
2
Affinity Diagram
This method helped to organize and make sense of all ideas and thoughts. By clustering similar topics and ideas together and then identifying patterns and themes.
3
MDA Model
The MDA (Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics) model is a framework for understanding the elements that make up a game or interactive experience. It was useful in the UX design of this project to help emphasis the experiences that are engaging and fulfilling for users.
Ideation & Design Process
Challenges
Narrowing down the problem and research to key target issues.
1.
Creating a Speculative Design product that has both strong Hedonic and Pragmatic attributes.
2.
Lack of academic research into the specifics of Speculative Design and UI.
3.
Final Design
The final idea for this Speculative Design project is an application called Neocracy, which works as an automatic voting system that matches a user's profile with the best-suited candidate based on their interests, values, and other factors. The user's data will be collected through an implant, and a data mining algorithm will continuously evolve their persona. The highest percentage match will automatically register as the user's vote. This would remove any prejudices, biases, or party alliances from the candidate selection process.
DESIGN FICTION
"This is the year 2078
Voter turnout has decreased year after year. People no longer have any trust in the government. The same politicians have won over and over again due to their extravagant campaigns. Money rules completely the elections.
There is a severe lack of representation when only the old-timers get re-elected. People feel a forced political alienation due to society's structure to profit only a small percentage of the world.
In comes a new tech company. That promises a change. A fair and equal election method. Where everyone's’ votes are registered and heard, where party alliance is not possible anymore and biases and prejudice are no longer a factor in voting."