Team
Garrett VanWambeke
Lidya Aberra
Miyang Tamanji
Duration
Feb 2023 - April 2023
Type
UX/UI design, User research, Usability Testing
Overview
Upbeat addresses the lack of regular exercise among college students through a specialized online community. By offering mentorship, easy scheduling, and personalized workout recommendations, the platform tackles common barriers like knowledge gaps and busy schedules.
Research
The main goals of this interview was to understand the root of the problem of why people do or do not work out, the perception of gym and diet culture, and how Georgia Tech has impacted their work out experience. Interviews were conducted by each member, so a total of 16 interviews were held.
Interview
We focus our interview questions on determing:
❓ what contributes to interviewees being physically active
❓ obstacles preventing individuals from being physically active
❓ the most influential obstacles
Findings
Most commonly discussed barriers:
⚠️ lack of time
⚠️ lack of knowlegde
Persona
Task analysis
Planning and Preparing for the Gym
Working Out at the Gym
From the reflections and improvements to flow discussed in the Task Analysis above, there seemed to be a lot of opportunity both in:
💡 scheduling assistance
💡 filling knowledge gaps in users
Storyboard
Storyboard 1 - knowledge learning
Storyboard 2 - exercise partner
Storyboard 3 - busy schedule
Design Goals
⛳ Easy scheduling of workouts and appointments for effective time management
⛳ Online community for peer support, knowledge sharing, and mentorship
⛳ Personalized exercise recommendations based on user preferences and fitness levels
Wireframes & Iterations
Low-fidelity prototypes
Usability Test
In the test, we used heuristic evaluation and thinking loud method to test our design. Following problems were found and needed to be improved:
⚠️ Mentors Page Accessibility : The navigation to the mentors page was not intuitive; users suggested it be available directly from the home page.
⚠️ Chat Functionality: Users expected a more traditional 'inbox' style interface for chats rather than directly opening a conversation.
⚠️ Calendar/Events Confusion: The "Events" icon was confusing for users who were looking for their schedule; consider relabeling or rethinking this feature.
Mid-fidelity prototypes
Design Guide
Final Design
People
Exercise
Chart & Schedule
🧐I would if I have more time…
Improve Exercise Recommendation System
To better meet the diverse needs of students, I plan to add new categories like trending workouts and equipment-free exercises.
Integrate with Calendar App Feature
Seamless Time Management: This integration will allow users to effortlessly coordinate their exercise routines with other commitments, enhancing overall time management.
Automatic Free-Time Identification: To make scheduling even more user-friendly, we plan to implement a smart feature that automatically identifies open time slots in users' calendars, streamlining the process for scheduling exercise.