Summary
This app is made for runner by runners, this is a social media platform in which runners show off their runs by posting the images to the runs itself. Showing off what people have did is a big portion of this project, as one of the reasonings for this is that companies offer rewards for runs but they have a hard time on proving or cheating the system.
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Research
- People run to decompress, letting go of their negative emotions in a healthy manner. Not keeping those emotions bottled up until we explode. Stress, Depression, Anger, these are the emotions or feelings that runners reasons on why they run.
- To connect with people and join with some organizations. There are groups that run together and organizations that run for causes to either promote and raise money for.
- Enjoying the outdoors, running will take you anywhere and in any weather.
- Lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
- Improves general life, like better sleep, improved joint pains, and improved mental capability.
Interview Data
Most participants do not use health devices but use health tracking apps, with the main app being Samsung/Apple Health. Goals for app use include health and fitness, weight loss, and habit formation. Reasons for starting to use apps/devices vary, with the main ones being comprehensive features, ease of use, and personalized recommendations. 53.3% are satisfied with their current product, 33.3% are neutral.
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Storyboard
App Design
My group wanted to keep the product simple, when you first long into this app, you are greeted to the homepage of possible run options. You would swipe up to input what kind of run you want to have, you have put in 2 miles, and it will give you best options of a 2-mile run, or if you wanted to burn a certain number of calories you would put that in.
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Final Results
Have personal communication with run buddies, to set up runs or
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The stark white provides uses to really see what they are doing, making sure that there are no mistakes made on what they are changing.
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Places that you have visited, seeing the miles and calories that you have lost.
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Popular locations to visit with other runners in your area.
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Friends or people that you can meet while running.
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Form or become a part of groups of runners that have similar interests as you.
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