Recollect responds to a culture where people record constantly but often struggle to understand what those records mean. Photos, notes, screenshots, and messages accumulate, yet their emotional context can become scattered or forgotten.
The project proposes a private AI-assisted memory space built around short memory cards, emotional tags, recap questions, and a visual memory map. Instead of asking users to write long journal entries, Recollect helps them capture small moments and connect them by meaning, emotion, person, decision, and time.
AI is presented as a reflective aid, not an authority. It can suggest tags, connections, and questions, but users can edit, reject, hide, or disable its suggestions. The work explores how digital interfaces can support memory without overwhelming users, and how personal technology can become quieter, more intentional, and more human-centered.
