The document describes research for developing an app to help groups of students living together communicate better and avoid issues like an unclean shared living space or lack of social activities. It notes problems common in student housing like overcrowding, messiness, and boredom. It then presents early ideas for how an app could help by allowing students to indicate their status, see who is home and available to socialize, coordinate cleaning and activities. A sample interaction is described where one student uses the app to see a roommate is home but their room needs cleaning, so he helps clean before hanging out. Finally, it discusses early stages of naming the app and designing logos and wireframes.

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WELCOME

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They can’t communicate effectively to combat
overcrowding of people, dirty areas, and lack of
activities

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Off Campus Housing 20-24 year-old-adults
that study and play games together

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Cohort Research
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Work gets done before having fun
Nigel keeps his room clean and makes sure his friends do also
He is very social and his room is right next to the kitchen
He wishes he had more storage and space

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Monitor if work needs to be done or set a time
Alert visitors of their mess
Map when people are home and want to study/game
More social housemates have ideas for activities

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Draft Idea
The app should be able to show when it is ok to go to
someone's room to hang out or study. If someone's room is
displayed “not clean” people that were recently there are
reminded to clean up after themselves.

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Draft Idea
The app could display what social level they are at. Users
could display that they want too study alone or with friends.
They can sign up for activities with other housemates

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Intended For: Residents sharing a house
Lack of Communication For Cleaning
-Walkie Talkies
-Track your friends (not in a creepy way)
Too Many people for the space
-Check into the house and your room
Not Enough Activities
-House survey for new ideas
-Do something every week that costs money

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App Research

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User’s home screen displays their roommates status. Ex. not home, doing homework,
looking for an activity
Sub-Screen 1 – Self profile update. Set current status, add friends, general settings
Sub-Screen 2 – Chat room. Exchange messages
Sub-Screen 3 – Activities Finder. Surveys gather many answers to match budget, interests,
location, and availability between roommates in order to find a common activities

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Josh is finishing some homework
and begins to wonder if his
housemates are available to do
homework and hang out afterwards

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While checking the app he sees that
Nigel is home and is not busy but
his room isn’t clean

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Josh is reminded that he
was in Nigel’s room
yesterday and probably
contributed to the mess. He
goes to Nigel’s room to help
clean and then hang out
afterwards

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Naming the App
Social
Communicate
House
Sohocom

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Logo Research
Social, Communicate, House

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Logo Draft

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Wireframes

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Wireframes