Sources keep
their context.
A fragment does not automatically stand for a whole event. The original source still matters.
Total Recall / Independent development project
A day is more
than separate moments.
How can you look back on your day, with room for context, original sources and your own interpretation?
Working prototype · not yet publicly availableTOTAL RECALLA day, in perspective
01 — Context matters
A moment makes more sense when you see what came before it.
Interactive sketch · invented moments · not a product screen
The question behind the project
From scattered information
to a coherent whole.
Photos, recordings and notes each tell part of a day. Total Recall explores how you can look at saved information like this without losing the overview or the original context.
The sketch alongside shows the idea with invented moments. It is not a screenshot of the app and contains no personal data.
01 / What has been builtLook back.
Look back.
Make your own meaning.
A local desktop app that brings information about a day together in a timeline.
In the working prototype you can browse through events, listen to saved audio and go back to source material. Where information comes from, and how certain it is, stay part of what you see.
The aim of this research is to make information easier to use for your own reflection. The app does not decide what a day means to anyone.
Sources keep
A tool
for your own exploring.
A timeline can help you look back. Your experience and judgement are still needed.
Built.
Exploring further.
There is a working local prototype. There is no public download yet, and no proven effect on wellbeing.
Who is working on this?
A project
by Michael.
Total Recall is an independent development project by Michael J. Dawkins. We show it here as a concrete example of his research into human development and digital tools; it is not a public product offer from Stichting Being Exponential.
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