A new way to news

Conor Kelly Erica Queen Olivia Thom

OUR TEAM SPONSORED BY:

QÜBE

BURSTS YOUR NEWS BUBBLEIt’s hard to get news from different perspectives. Qübe shows you 3 articles on the same topic, each with a different bias.

NEWS BIAS AT YOUR FINGERTIPSOur Qübe Bias Ratings system ensures you have the source information you need.

SHAPED TO SLOW YOU DOWNWe normally skim through tons of news - fast. Qübe’s unique shape helps you read the news in front of you.

EXPANDS YOUR KNOWLEDGE Qübe’s companion app helps you understand your biases and news topic tendencies.

RESEARCH

With the rise of fake news, what fact checking strategies are most appropriate for people when they consume news on social media?

5 Expert interviews

6 Observations of news behavior on social media

4 Task Analyses/Think Aloud of fact checking

INSIGHTS

Fact checking news on social media is hard and rarely done.

People lack the skills to critically engage with content they read on social media.

They are vulnerable to fake news’ emotional manipulation through bias confirmation.

They base their trust in news on emotional reactions.

IDEATION

We determined 3 design opportunity areas:

• Exposure to bias

• Slow down news consumption

• News literacy education

Qübe takes all three opportunity areas and combines them into one cohesive system.

PROTOTYPE & EVALUATION

Cube shape is optimum

Size preference is between 3 to 3.5”

Delaying source information on articles is needed to reduce bias influence

Positive reaction to the goals and stats tracking

TRACK YOUR PROGRESSSet goals for bias and topic

See stats on your news behaviorsRead saved articles on-the-go

FEATURES

PASSIVE MODESet down for 1+ min

Time & DateWeather

Alarm clock

ACTIVE MODECube is picked up

Read news articles Guess article biases Save sets of articles

TOUCHSCREENCUBE

COMPANION APP

OUR PROCESS