英國推出讓學生少玩手機的手機應用程序

An app that rewards students for time spent away from their phones is being released in the UK.

一款獎勵學生放下手機的應用程序在英國正式發佈。

Hold was developed by three students who met at Copenhagen Business School and wanted to develop something to help with the issue of device distraction.

這款名爲“把持住”的app是由三名學生開發的。他們是在哥本哈根商學院相遇的，並希望開發一款可以幫助人們解決手機控問題。

It has proved popular in Scandinavia, with more than 120,000 users across Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

該產品在斯堪的納維亞半島很受歡迎，在挪威、丹麥和瑞典有超過12萬名用戶。

Experts are growing increasingly worried about the issue of device addiction.

專家們越來越擔心手機成癮這一問題。

According to a 2017 study by the University of Texas, simply having a smartphone within eyeshot can reduce productivity, slow down response speed and reduce grades.

根據2017年德克薩斯大學的一項研究顯示，僅僅是將一部智能手機放在學生視野內就能降低其效率、反應速度和成績。

A previous study from the London School of Economics suggested pupils who did not use their smartphones on school grounds saw a 6.4% increase in test scores.

倫敦經濟學院之前做的一個研究表明，在學校不使用手機的學生，他們的卷面分數會有6.4%的提升。

The app will initially be rolled out to 170 universities around the UK. It works on both Android and iOS devices and is free to download.

該app將首先在英國的170個大學發佈推廣，可以在安卓和iOS系統上使用，而且是免費下載的。

Students will accumulate 10 points for every 20 minutes that they do not use their mobile phone between 07:00 and 23:00 every day of the week.

在一週每天的07:09至23:00，學生只要每遠離手機20分鐘就會累積10個積分。

Points can be exchanged for goods and services within the app's marketplace, with brands such as Caffe Nero, Vue cinemas and Amazon.

這些積分可在app的商城中兌換包括尼路咖啡、Vue影院以及亞馬遜等品牌的禮品和服務。