Design for smartphones multipart semester assignment (spring 2017) (a mak)

Annika Mak App Research and Development
Unmet Need or Desire
• A turn taking process and a schedule should be set in place to allow people
equal time to play video games

Observed Group
• Students at the Hofstra Game Room on February 17th, 2017 from 5pm to
5:55pm

Group Research

Interview
Link to Interview

Excerpts from Interview
• Noel (the interviewee) is an employee at the Hofstra Game Room
• Noel is responsible for handling the equipment and enforcing the rules

• Noel states that students arrive at the Hofstra Game Room while waiting for
classes or after their classes
• Video games, specifically fighting games, are considered the most played by
students

• The students in the Game Room are generally nice but they sometimes handle
the video game equipment roughly

Anecdotal Observations
• Students playing fighting games on televisions
• A couple of students playing table tennis or pool
• Some people are just on their laptops and not playing games
• Almost all the televisions are occupied

App Concept Draft
An app that allows groups of students to take turns on the different
television screens, pool tables, and tabletop games. Students can also
join in on games together if they’re interested.

Ideation Session

Ideation Session
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Ideation Session
Unmet Need
• A way for people to communicate with each other about
reserving games
Function of app
• Help people form personal connections with each other through a
common interest of games
Audience
• Young adults that play physical games and video games

Research Regarding Smartphone Apps
BeFocused OpenTable

Research Regarding Smartphone Apps
WhatsApp Messenger

Tighter Application Description
Home Screen
• Newsfeed about video game events, tournaments
• Link to reserve screen
• Real time timer in sync with timer screen

Reservations
• Reserve a television, pool or ping pong table for playing games
with friends
• After reserving a television, an option to invite other people to play
pops up

Chat Rooms
• After making a reservation, a group chat is created for user and the
people who accepted the user’s invitation
• Members of group chat communicate together

Timer
• Timer page activates once user and their friends begin to play a game
• Alerts user and friends when their time is completed with vibration and
a loud alarm

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Visual User Scenario
After finishing her homework for the day,
Alex decides to go to the Hofstra Game
Room to relax.

Alex uses the app to reserve a television. She also
sends out an invite through the chat room
screen to invite friends and other users of the
app to join her.

Alex meets with people who responded to her
invite. Timer notifies Alex, her friends, and
other members of her group of when her
session is finished.

Logo Name Process
Selected Words
• Play
• Hang out
• Games

Logo Name Process
Name Breakdown
• Play + Hang Out = PlayOut
Final Logo Name
• PlayOut

Found Images for Logo

Final Logo

Splash Screen

Wireframes
12:00 AM
HomeReservations Timer SettingsChat
Logo
Edit New Group
Group #1
Group #2
Group #3
Splash Screen

Wireframes
12:00 AM
Logo
Edit New Group
Group #1
Group #2
Group #3
Home Screen
12:00 AM
Logo
Upcoming
Events
News
Reserve a TV
(gray if already
reserved a TV)
Timer
Reservations
12:00 AM
Logo
Time Slot
Reserved
Tv or
Ping Pong
Invite Friends
Invite a
Challenger

Wireframes
12:00 AM
Logo
Edit New Group
Group #1
Group #2
Group #3
12:00 AM
Logo
Time Slot
Reserved
Tv or
Ping Pong
Invite Friends
Invite a
Challenger
Chat Rooms Timer
12:00 AM
Logo
Timer
Pause Stop
Timer
Volume

Blueprint Prototype
12:00 AM
Logo
Edit New Group
Group #1
Group #2
Group #3
Home Screen
12:00 AM
Logo
Upcoming
Events
News
Reserve a TV
(gray if already
reserved a TV)
Timer
Reservations
12:00 AM
Logo
Time Slot
Reserved
Tv or
Ping Pong
Invite Friends
Invite a
Challenger

Blueprint Prototype
12:00 AM
Logo
Edit New Group
Group #1
Group #2
Group #3
12:00 AM
Logo
Time Slot
Reserved
Tv or
Ping Pong
Invite Friends
Invite a
Challenger
Chat Rooms Timer
12:00 AM
Logo
Timer
Pause Stop
Timer
Volume

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