A college-based social networking mobile app that facilitates an easier meet-up and friendships between mutually interested college students.
QuickMeet
BACKGROUND
"How we can facilitate easier meet ups and friendships for busy or shy U of M students?"
RESEARCH
Methods:
User Research
Design Research
Insights
IDEA
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Similar function: most apps are using "swiping" function to match users
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Similar character: most of them are dating apps
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Too much information of userss: almost all of the apps show photos and details of the user, which are kind of distracted
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Time costly: it usually takes a long time to get to know each other and decide to meet up
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Potential risk: some users worry about the safety issue when meeting with people they do not know
Goal is for students to be in a face-to-face meet-up in 10 minutes or less
Exclusive to university students
Information shared will be hobbies and favorite topics
Not intended to be a dating app
-Gender and other identifying information will not be included
Provide just enough information so users know if they can “click” with each other
Task Flow
After shaping our idea, I started to draft a basic mind-map for the application, categorizing features and the relationships between each category. After on-boarding, the user A will see a map of the U of M campus while the app scans for other students online within a 1 mile radius. When A selects another user B, A will see B's hobbies and favorite topics. If A is interested in meeting, A clicks "Meet!" Then B receives an alert and decides if he/she wants to accept the invitation. The app then searches for a nearby public location (like a library, coffee shop, or another place where they can sit and talk) and then they both go there to meet.
Feedback
ITERATION
Wireframe
To improve our idea, what we did are
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Posted a survey on Reddit
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Reached out to Design U, and App development student groups
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Met with CoLab incubator
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Emailed student groups and posted on Facebook groups for feedback about the idea and app operation
Some Feedback from Reddit
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Swaggityboo – “I love the idea.”
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Lala99998 – “Someone be his friend and help him make this app! I NEED THIS TO HAPPEN YOU DONT EVEN KNOW.”
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Dawsnow – “This a good idea...”
Groups we reached out declared our idea “novel”.
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Options
User Info
Main Screen
Profile
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Connected
Suggested Places
Let's Meet!
Meet Request
Connected Users
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Suggested Places List
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Auto Send Location
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Discover Users
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Show User's Info
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Send Request
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NEXT STEPS
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Programming
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Design files and assets
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Advertising
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Partnership with local businesses
User Interface
Get Notifications
Accept Invitation