AVOIDABLE
INCONVENIENCES
LOCATION, THE INDIVIDUAL, AND THE COMMUNITY
Avoidable Inconveniences is a short critical design fiction film that explores a future where "Safer Route" technologies exist.
Avoidable Inconveniences is a subtle provocation. The film depicts a mundane walk home at night—hinting at the larger technological systems and policies enacted to enable such a product.
It interrogates consumer and societal trade offs around autonomy, privacy and safety. The film depicts a reality at most 5 - 7 years away.
I intentionally showcased a mundane use-case to understand, and explore the ways in which individuals, especially those working on these technologies conceptualize their own role and personal, ethical, responsibility.
Combining my background in short film production and interaction design, I landed on an approach that combines traditional forms of speculative design, with cospeculation and design fiction.
The film was highly effective at getting both professionals and everyday people to engage with topics surrounding state and commercial surveillance.
Project
Masters Thesis
Skills
Problem Definition, Research Planning, UX & Interface Design, Film Production
My Role
Designer, Researcher, Filmmaker, Artist
Timeline
3 Quarter's (Fall 2023–Summer 2024)
Collaborators
James Pierce, Laura Le, Rachel Winkler
FIGMA — DAVINCI RESOLVE — FUSION — WEBFLOW
