Dongmin Kim

Define Purpose

An app that visually shows the destructive effects of excessive gaming on the user. It aims to raise awareness of the mental and physical fatigue caused by gaming.

Identify Audience

The target users are those who regret every gaming session but are unable to control themselves and unaware of how much time they are wasting. It also includes people who are struggling due to disrupted sleep patterns caused by gaming and those who want to be aware of their gaming time in order to replace it with more productive tasks.

Goals and Objectives

The app clearly informs the users about their gaming time. It shows how much of their sleep time is being encroached upon by gaming and helps them realize the seriousness of the situation. It confronts the users with their weakness of choosing gaming over their responsibilities, aiming to wake them up to the reality. It also makes them aware of the mental and physical damage they are inflicting upon themselves through gaming.

Features

Users enter their tasks and preferred sleep time, which are then reflected in the mental and physical components of the app. They set a target gaming time without any limit, based on their own standard of 'just this much'. Whenever they game, they record the time spent gaming. The app then calculates and informs how much of their responsibilities they could have fulfilled and the impact of their gaming on their sleep.

Persona

Kim Sung, the Game Addict

28 / Male

Unemployed

Anseong, Gyeonggi-do

He enjoys FPS games such as Valorant, Apex Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, Overwatch, Battlefield, and Titanfall. Also, he often plays Fall Guys, LoL, and other games with his friends. His sleeping pattern is very irregular; he could either sleep in the daytime and wake up in the evening or sleep in the evening and wake up at dawn. He tends to prioritize gaming over anything unless it's extremely urgent, often just barely managing to complete half of his necessary tasks in risky situations. Once, he had to book a separate flight because he overslept due to gaming and missed the scheduled departure time for his overseas trip. While he receives recognition for his gaming skills and has many close friends in the game world, he often feels a disconnection with his offline life, where things aren't the same. His irregular sleep pattern has led him to miss numerous appointments and opportunities. He is somewhat aware that his current state is serious but doesn't know the exact extent of it. He lacks self-awareness about how long he plays games each day or how much his health has deteriorated. He doesn't consider himself a gaming addict, but thinks he's just a bit extreme. Currently, he's waiting for more fun games to be released.

Eunmi Lee, the Dedicated Gamer

32 / Female

Graphic Designer

Pangyo, Gyeonggi-do

She loves tycoon games and mainly plays mobile games. Occasionally, she also plays LoL and Overwatch with her friends. Because she has a job, she generally maintains a regular sleep schedule, but there are times when she plays games past her bedtime and struggles the next day. Her work-related tasks are her highest priority. She only plays games when she has some free time or is under a lot of stress. She originally downloaded games to find graphic inspirations but ended up playing until 4 in the morning because she found them enjoyable. Playing games during her commute or while on business trips is her simple pleasure. She rarely gets to play games for an extended period of time due to her job, so she once took a day off and spent the entire day at a PC cafe. While she hasn't given much thought to how much time she spends on games, she recognizes the need to keep track of it and has tried to do so using note apps.

Junshik Kang, the High School Gamer

19 / Male

High School Student

Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do

He enjoys various types of Steam games and RPG games such as Elder Scrolls, The Witcher, Elden Ring, Dark Souls, and Diablo 4. He often plays games until dawn and then sleeps at school, which has become a habitual routine. His typical day involves going to bed at 5 am, waking up at 7 am, and then sleeping from 9 am to 12 pm at school. After studying and returning home, he always plays games. He strongly feels that he deserves a reward for his hard work at school. There was a day when he was late for school because he stayed up late gaming and chatting with people in the game. He believes it's justified for him to play games and that all high school seniors nationwide do the same. His parents often scold him, so he occasionally wonders whether his situation is serious. While he does want to improve, he doesn't know where to start.

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