Hong-Yeon: Red Thread of Fate: An Immersive Experience Designed to Build Empathy for People Suffering from Early Cognitive Impairment Leading to Dementia
Jace Son
Exhibition and Experience Design
About this Item
- Title
- Hong-Yeon: Red Thread of Fate: An Immersive Experience Designed to Build Empathy for People Suffering from Early Cognitive Impairment Leading to Dementia
- Contributor Names
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Son, Jace (Author)
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Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Exhibition and Experience Design (Degree granting institution)
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Lyons, Christina (Thesis advisor)
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Cowan, Brenda (Thesis advisor)
- Date
- 2022
- Degree Information
- M.F.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2022.
- Department: Exhibition and Experience Design.
- Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 84-08.
- Advisors: Lyons, Christina; Cowan, Brenda.
- Abstract
- This document is arranged in two sections. Part one explores theoretical research, and Part Two outlines the application of this theory in an applied project.
- Part one explores the thesis that cognitive impairment can have a significant impact on the day-to-day lives of elderly people, but that the early warning signs are frequently overlooked, which can increase the likelihood of later developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia. In addition to this, it examines the ways in which the design of immersive experiences can help raise awareness of the difficulties encountered by caregivers and people afflicted with early cognitive impairment leading to dementia, as well as build empathy for those individuals. Through research, case studies, prototyping and interviews, I examine empathy-based human interaction practices and identify key strategies for fostering empathy. I then explore how these practices can be adapted and applied to an exhibition environment to develop empathy for those who suffer from dementia and their caregivers. Moreover, I examine various brain activities that can help visitors to build awareness for early detection.
- Part Two demonstrates the use of Hong-Yeon, a Korean belief, as a metaphor and interpretive device throughout the exhibition to create a narrative for visitors in a planned setting through hands-on activities. The applied project includes all elements of exhibition content development; sourcing of objects from careviers; and the design of graphics, 3D spaces, audio visual elements, lighting, and fabrication detailing documentation.
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- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: etd_000910
- pqdiss: 30246398
- ISBN: 9798371975584
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,
Citation
Son, J. (2022). Hong-Yeon: Red Thread of Fate: An Immersive Experience Designed to Build Empathy for People Suffering from Early Cognitive Impairment Leading to Dementia [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/28893
Son, Jace. Hong-Yeon: Red Thread of Fate: An Immersive Experience Designed to Build Empathy for People Suffering from Early Cognitive Impairment Leading to Dementia. 2022. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/28893
Son, Jace. "Hong-Yeon: Red Thread of Fate: An Immersive Experience Designed to Build Empathy for People Suffering from Early Cognitive Impairment Leading to Dementia." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2022. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/28893