Immediate Response Firearms Officer – West Mercia Police
Starting each day on green is more positive and a wider range of results will be recorded than if it were to start in the middle as a neutral: ‘feeling ok’.
If you ask someone how they are, they’re likely to respond that they’re fine, whether they actually are or not.
The slider interface was decided upon after consulting with CBT’s. The opinion was; the action of the slider engages the user more productively – it gives them just enough distraction from events because they have to think of their own score rather than a smaller choice of pre-set options.
Strengthen the mood data by adding notes. Oppo will pick up on recurring keywords to enhance profile information.
Oppo builds up an overall record of activity, users can increase or decrease the range on show to compare more averages on-screen.
The ‘End current shift’ button lets Oppo know the user has finished the shift and logs the time.
Machine Learning will enable the system to learn from data rather than through explicit programming, designed to behave convincingly as a conversational partner.
If warning signs beyond Oppo’s remit are picked up, the user will be encouraged to try the red button to connect to a predetermined helpline.
If the user forgets to log the end of their shift, a notice will show the next time they open the app.
Using the slider approach to stay familiar with already set interaction techniques, a quick slide to set the time, press the tick and the time is logged with the previous shift.