Hi everyone! I'm a final year Computer Science student in Lahore, Pakistan, and my team is building SIMBA, a desktop app for people who find cluttered websites overwhelming, such as people with intellectual or learning disabilities, ADHD, brain injury or early dementia.
How it works:
- The person says what they want in plain words, like "trains from Lahore to Karachi tomorrow".
- SIMBA opens the real website behind a calm screen and asks only the questions that need the person, one at a time.
- It then does the clicking itself, checks every step worked, and shows the answer simply, with a picture of the real page as proof.
- It shows more or less detail depending on how cluttered the page is and how the person seems to be coping (hesitating, going back, re-reading).
- Nothing that pays or books happens without a clear final yes/no screen.
We are not psychologists, so we'd really value your views:
Does separating "deciding" (the person) from "doing" (the app) make sense for this group, or could it reduce independence?
Are hesitation, going back and re-reading reasonable signs that someone is struggling? What else should we look for?
We're asking people to rate how overwhelming web pages feel (Not at all / A little / Somewhat / Very / Extremely) to train a model. Is that a fair way to measure this?
What should we be careful about when testing it with real users, especially around consent?
Is there anything about this idea that could cause harm that we might be missing?
It's a non-commercial university project. Happy to share screenshots or answer questions. Thank you!