Project Overview
App idea that connects with smart appliances, tracks status of cycles and chores, as well as areas that need to be cleaned, connecting with location data to send notifications
Methods Used
Needfinding Interviews
Product Roadmap
User Story-mapping
Interaction Map
Low & Medium Fidelity Prototypes
Product Roadmap
User Story-mapping
Interaction Map
Low & Medium Fidelity Prototypes
Problem
Lessening the conflicts that can arise from living with roommates with subjective meanings of clean, especially in the kitchen.
Goal
Create a design solution that will help to mitigate conversations and make controls over shared household space and items easier to access.
Target Audience
Young Adults, 18-28, currently living with roommates outside of relatives in the United States, living in a housing unit with a kitchen.
Needfinding Discoveries
data analyzed from seven in-depth phone interviews
• The kitchen is the largest stressor
• Sharing space in bedroom and common areas not as big of an issue
• Ineffective communication methods amongst roommates
After this, project scope was refined to be more focused on keeping shared spaces clean instead of geared towards roommate issues as a whole
Low-Fidelity Prototypes
Higher Fidelity Prototypes
