Introduction

Problem Statement

Remote college students are feeling burnt out and the Zoom fatigue is real! Hours of seeing themselves and being perceived on their video camera can make them feel more tired than ever. Still, they want to maintain their social connections and a sense of community by doing stimulating, fun activities together. Based on interviews with our target demographic, we found a common trend: young adults social distancing and remote learning wanted to maintain connections with their friends but were tired of having all their social interactions centered on their laptop or computer.

Our Solution

Although our interviewed subjects expressed blue-light fatigue, they also pointed out that they didn't feel as tired when they were engaged in non-videoed interactions with their friends. After some research into the intimacy afforded by phone/audio conversations, we decided to make voice calls the basis for interactions on our app. Every WeKonnect hangout initiates a voice calls between the participating users so that people can chat freely and have fun with their friends socially distanced and without the constant burden of being visually perceived.