UX Problem Solving
UX Research
Garden of
Traditions
How does culture survive when Earth is only a memory?
We imagined life on a generational starship and designed a space where people could create, share and grow their own rituals together.
COURSE
UX Research at
MY ROLE
Implementer · Shaper · Monitor Evaluator · Coordinator · Resource Investigator
MADE WITH
Figma
After Effects
The Brief
Imagine life on a generation ship, carrying people for decades to a new star. Our brief: design spaces that celebrate traditions and inspire new ones.
The Question
How might we help people who rediscovered their identity through culture create new shared traditions with those who haven’t?
The Process
The Results
What the crew told us
Foreign wasn't the problem. Forced was.
People rejected rituals that felt forced or meaningless - not ones from another culture.
50 people said they're open to new traditions.
#in our survey
Traditions should grow, not be scheduled
In space, fixed calendars mean little. People want traditions that follow shared rhythms.
38 preferred traditions that emerge naturally.
People didn't want more rules.
They wanted room to grow.
Next steps
Where this could go
(speculative brief, not a real ship - so here's what I'd build next)
Where this could lead
Speak every crew's language
Multi-language support, so a diverse crew can share traditions without a translator.
Let people set their own depth
Settings to switch features on or off, from quiet observer to active gardener.
What I'd do differently
Check against the principles every round
We caught the drift toward social media late. A quick check against our principles each round would have caught it sooner.