04. Soul Meets
Social Connection
Meets Science
Overview
Team: Mercury Huang, Annie Brown, Emily Macaux
My Role: Researcher, UX/UI Designer
Duration: 3 Weeks
Timeline: July 6, 2023 - July 26, 2023
Project Scope: 100+ Screens, 30+ Surveys, 5 Interviews
Tools: Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, StarryAi, Google Suite
Problem Statement
How do we connect people up again? This app addresses the public health crisis- the loneliness epidemic, that has been a massive impact on people’s health
Proposed Solution
Develop an app with an authentic, research-backed foundation for success. Attend closely to the needs of the modern user for social connection that lasts
User Research
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Literature Review
Survey Results
Interview Results
User Persona
Storyboard
Ideation
I wish, I like, What if
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Value Prioritization Matrix
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After researching and chatting with potential users, key features that will benefit the users would be:
1 - Personality Test
2 - Filter Option
3 - Simple game
User Flow
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Product Development
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Paper Wireframes
Low-Fidelity Prototype
Future Directions
Integrating values into measure of initial compatibility
Introduce more games, detailed icebreakers
Propose to develop as a feature extension to Hinge to gain valued user base
Hackathon our way to creation!