Prototype 1: Perception of time

Hypothesis: The ability for us to always know the time affects our behaviour and perception of it

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Julius (23)

Test: He could only be notified of the time every two hours.

Duration: 1 day

Taped the clock on laptop and mobile screen

Reflections:

1. He used his phone less, mainly because it was taped up

2. He felt difficulty when he had to leave because he was not sure

3. Ended up going for lunch late

4. He doesn’t usually check the time that often

5. He often loses track of time by going from one distraction to the next

6. He has a better sense of time when his brain is working on something

Rina

Test: She could only be notified of the time every hour
Duration: Waking up to lunch

Reflections:

• It was hard to not check the phone in the first hour because I needed to know how much time I had left to do something

• Felt more relaxed during breakfast

• Used the phone less because she did not want to cheat

• Didn’t feel the pressure of time

• Prompted her to take a different route which was a nice experience

• At some point there was no need to know time

• Time creates an expectation and therefore anticipation

• Spent time observing more

• ‘Time felt longer when I didn’t check

Alwyn (64)

Reflections:

Started off on a blunder...When G.Ma asked me the time early morning at 6 am...But after that I did manage and began to distract myself by random thoughts..started reading and listening to music, then felt unanchored , aimless, floating in space kinda feeling..

Day seemed too long drawn.

Realised that we are somehow enslaved to time and live our lives divided in segments!!