Oona

Devices have permeated every aspect of our lives: from work to leisure, everything is perceived through the lens (or the display) of a screen. So much that we can consider them to be an extension of ourselves. If a tool (the hardware) is an extension of our body, then the software is an extension of our mind - and this intangible transhumanism becomes tangible at the point of interaction.

Our interaction with devices says a lot about ourselves: our personality, patterns, preferences… can be inferred from data, and could potentially bring insight to our thought processes. However, interaction with devices is affecting our brain and our behaviour, both structurally and in terms of cognition.

What if your computer could adapt to your cognition pace? What if you could establish a more fluid, quasi-symbiotic relationship with your devices through an interface that helps you take control of your interactions?

These questions led to Oona.

Oona is a response to the lack of ethics in the design of technologies, that leverages the use of interaction data for good, and acknowledges our joint future, in order to set the basis for the design of a human-friendly digital environment.

Oona advocates for technology that adapts to us, rather than the opposite, so that we don’t become the tool.