2025
MEMORY LINE
An interactive system for Third Culture Kids (TCKs) a to feel more connected to their home through language and comfort.
My Role
Designer
Collaborators
Anna Likhanova
Isabell Fink
Hao Xin-Chen
Duration
8 Weeks
Course
DM2601 Media Technology
and Interaction Design
HMW
How Might We help TCKs reconnect to their original culture and traditions because they want to uphold those traditions as they navigates adult life away from family.
TCK
Who are Third Culture Kids (TCKs)?
Third Culture Kids or TCKs in short, are individuals who spent a significant period of their developmental years or their formative years growing up in a culture different from that of their parents.
BACKGROUND
Identity, Connection and Belonging
TCKs may share several identities with the places they grow up in but have no concrete sense of identity. They may often feel as though they exist between cultures, or that they do not fully belong to any single one.
DELIVER
What does Memory Line do?
In the prototype, a person can select a channel to listen to such as: memory, story, gossip etc. They will then hear the audio message uploaded to that channel through the handset. These messages would be uploaded by family and friends.
The idea is to provide a dedicated space to listen to voice messages from friends/family to reconnect to home.
Raspberry Pi, Wiring, Soldering…
DELIVER
Uploading Audio
For the upload part of the system, we designed an interface in which people record and send their voice notes from.
WORKBOOK
You can check out the workbook which covers the entire process in detail :)
Thank you for reading.