The New Media Development course at Southeast Technical College is a class that introduces new technology and software in the Media Design industry. The current surge of new apps has increased the demand for UX designers. The “user experience” designer’s role is to create a clear, useable, and desirable experience focused on the target audience’s needs. For this project, I used Adobe XD software to design and prototype an app called FitFalls.
FitFalls assists users of the Sioux Falls Greenway Trail System to log their perpetual data, duration, and distance, while on these trails. Users would log in to their accounts so that perpetual tracking could be stored. Fitfalls also provides a GPS tracking of durance and distance and would display the user’s progress on a map of the trail system.
My research started through my own experiences on the Sioux Falls Greenway Trail System; my family has used these trails for bike riding for many years. However, on several occasions, we unexpectedly found that sections of the trails were under construction and did not know of any alternative route. Through observation and a Facebook survey, I found there to be a need to find facilities such as bike repair stations and restrooms. Although I determined that most users of the trails felt safe, a few suggestions were recommending that the GPS could be used to notify first responders in the event of an emergency.
Pressing the orange cones on the map will give alternative routes to bike trail closures. Pressing the information icon will present the user with general information about the Greenway Trail System and give users an option to display bike repair stations, restrooms, and parking locations. A direction call button to 911 services reassures users of security.
To view the prototype of the iPhone version of FitFalls, go to:
https://xd.adobe.com/view/730e1eea-3556-41a6-8c2d-6e2c53819f4d-265d/
To view the prototype to the iPad version of FitFalls, go to:
https://xd.adobe.com/view/c7ea65c0-9d48-4ab8-bfee-f994a1971691-92b9/
For review responses, please send it to michele.meester@southeasttech.edu.
