Post on 22-Jan-2018
INBOXBUDDY REDUCES STRESS OF EMAIL IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
By Lawrence Rogers & Charlie Yang
d.Compress Spring 2015 | Stanford University
STRESSOR & POV
STRESSOR: Email
POV: Gamification and Emotional Feedback will reduce stress related to email for college kids
SBTM
Mark and email ‘Done’ in Google Inbox and receive feedback from a digital avatar
PROTOTYPE A - 'TAMAGACHI FOR EMAIL'
PROTOTYPE B - 'POWERUPS'
• Chrome Extension• InboxBuddy dances
when email is marked ‘done’
• For every 5 emails, InboxBuddy ‘levels up’
A USER’S STORY
Jordan receives approximately 20 emails throughout the day
Some emails are important, and some are useless
This influx of disorganization causes him STRESS
He knows getting his email out of the way will make him feel less STRESS, but he often procrastinates
Having InboxBuddy there pushes him just a little further to get his email over with and feel better!
TRIAL DESIGN
Participants
• College Aged
• Google Inbox Users
Pre Survey
• Google Form
• Likert Scales
InboxBuddy
• Chrome Extension
Post Survey
• Same as Pre Survey
RESULTS QUANT
9 participants responded to both surveys
4 Questions – Avg. Score Differential1. Email causes me stress: -.33
2. I avoid looking at my inbox until I have to: -.33
3. Stress from email reduces my ability to get work done: +.11
4. Getting emails done relieves stress: +.22
Many people stayed the same
Possibly distracting
RESULTS QUAL
CQ: “It’s so cute!”
JS: “How many levels are there? I’m on 15!”
CD: “It should level up when I SEND an email!”
NK: “I already have that feeling internally, but it’s nice to see it dance with me”
CONCLUSIVE NOI
Having a digital avatar to accompany you provides a stress relief to college kids using email
NEXT STEPS
Support more email clients
New graphics
More features that ‘track’ usage over time (new levels, costumes, etc.)
Longer survey with even more participants