RUOK
Tasks Problem discovery, heuristic analysis, adjacent industry audit, ideation & Iteration, usability testing, prototyping
About As an international student living alone in New York City, I understand that safety is one of many issues I should be mindful of when living in a big city, not only for the sake of myself but also for my family and friends. Whenever I go out, my parents would sometimes text me and ask where I am at. After every hangout, my friends would text me “Are you home yet?” This is what encourages me to create a digital tool for the students who live alone and people who care about them.
Before landing on the idea of a check-in app, I did some research to understand about the living pattern of people who live alone.
After gathering notes, I noticed repeating patterns in people’s preferences for their living needs. Some of which are privacy, freedom, and safety.
Some remarkable quotes.
Combining synthesis and insights from the interviews, I came up with 4 meta insights.
Each meta insight comes with some How-might-we statements.
I narrowed down to 3 HMW statements to do some quick sketches.
Some ideas started to form.
After the first round of usability testing, I received some good feedback about Virtual Mom and Apartment Community ideas. Most people agreed Robot Mapping was too complicated and far beyond their needs.
Started to get stuck with all 3 ideas, I decided to start over...
I knew that I still wanted to do something for students who live alone but wasn’t sure which direction I should go for. Luckily, my friends called me out one night and an idea sparked.
I did some more research. This time I focused on safety specifically.
I love wordplays. And this name was a result from a random joke.
Why the check mark?
The check mark indicates that “i am okay” or the person has checked in.
I hoped more students would use the app so I decided that the branding for the app should be bold and youthful.
After gathering notes, I noticed repeating patterns in people’s preferences for their living needs. Some of which are privacy, freedom, and safety.
Some remarkable quotes.
Combining synthesis and insights from the interviews, I came up with 4 meta insights.
Each meta insight comes with some How-might-we statements.
I narrowed down to 3 HMW statements to do some quick sketches.
Some ideas started to form.
After the first round of usability testing, I received some good feedback about Virtual Mom and Apartment Community ideas. Most people agreed Robot Mapping was too complicated and far beyond their needs.
Started to get stuck with all 3 ideas, I decided to start over...
I knew that I still wanted to do something for students who live alone but wasn’t sure which direction I should go for. Luckily, my friends called me out one night and an idea sparked.
I did some more research. This time I focused on safety specifically.
I love wordplays. And this name was a result from a random joke.
Why the check mark?
The check mark indicates that “i am okay” or the person has checked in.
I hoped more students would use the app so I decided that the branding for the app should be bold and youthful.
THE SOLUTIONS
