<s>
An	O
empathy	B-Algorithm
map	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
widely-used	O
visualization	O
tool	O
within	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
UX	B-Application
and	O
HCI	O
practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
relation	O
to	O
empathetic	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
purpose	O
of	O
an	O
empathy	B-Algorithm
map	I-Algorithm
is	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
traditional	O
empathy	B-Algorithm
map	I-Algorithm
begins	O
with	O
four	O
categories	O
:	O
says	O
,	O
thinks	O
,	O
does	O
,	O
and	O
feels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
category	O
of	O
the	O
empathy	B-Algorithm
map	I-Algorithm
represents	O
a	O
snapshot	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
thoughts	O
and	O
feelings	O
without	O
any	O
chronological	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
time	O
evolved	O
,	O
the	O
empathy	B-Algorithm
map	I-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
provide	O
more	O
context	O
and	O
information	O
architecture	O
within	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empathy	B-Algorithm
maps	I-Algorithm
could	O
vary	O
in	O
forms	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
have	O
common	O
core	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
the	O
four	O
traditional	O
categories	O
mentioned	O
above	O
,	O
empathy	B-Algorithm
map	I-Algorithm
could	O
also	O
include	O
other	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
confuse	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
empathy	B-Algorithm
map	I-Algorithm
and	O
persona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empathy	B-Algorithm
map	I-Algorithm
occurs	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
research	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empathy	B-Algorithm
map	I-Algorithm
helps	O
to	O
picture	O
user	O
's	O
situation	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
consider	O
what	O
future	O
researches	O
might	O
be	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
