ReJoy
A little joy can change your life
ReJoy is a mobile application that is designed in order to bridge the gap between senior citizens and young adults in New York City.
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This a voluntary project for the New York Institute of Technology, inspired by a graduate student, Vaishali Kriplani's thesis project.
TYPE
Mobile Application
SOFTWARE
Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Balsamiq,
Paper protoype,Lucidchart
MY ROLE
Research, UX & UI Design, Wireframing, User Testing of the Student section
TEAM
Yadvi Maheshwari | Designer
Vaishali Kriplani | Designer
Bahareh Saidi | Developer
Darshan Modh | Developer
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Our Senior citizens in NYC feel isolated and miss human interaction especially due to this pandemic which leads to loneliness and depression. Our solution should deliver a virtual platform for them to share with students volunteers, where they can do activities together.
RESEARCH
BACKGROUND RESEARCH
There are 1.1 million older adults in NYC, making up 13% of the population.
Older adults live in different settings, including in their own residence, with family or in independent living communities, nursing homes, or assisted living facilities. For older adults, their living situation, including the makeup of their household and their financial burdens, can affect their well-being and physical, mental, and cognitive health.
Based on those findings, we generated an online survey and conducted in-person interviews.
† Neighborhood tabulation areas are aggregations of census tracts that represent a minimum population of 15,000 residents and were created to project populations at a small area level for PlaNYC. For more information, visit nyc.gov/planning and search “neighborhood tabulation areas.”
According to the survey, it was highlighted that senior citizens like -
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Somebody to talk to and share their life experiences
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Company of young adults
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Spending time doing activities like reading, gardening, etc
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Playing games like bingo and chess
Target Audience -
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Senior Citizen (65+ years old) living in NYC
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New York Institute of Technology Students
Research Goal
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How to integrate modern design trends and technology which is easy for a senior citizen to navigate
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How to reduce the gap and increase the interaction between Seniors and Students
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How to stimulate the interest of students to increase their participation
PERSONA
NYIT Student persona
USER FLOW
Student user flow
The app is divided into two sections one is for seniors and the other is for students. Below is the user flow of the student section.
Start
Onboarding
Home(rewards)
Feed
Request list
Video call
Activity screens
Digital sketches of the idea/concept for the student section.
Design
Color Palette
Logo
Designed by Vaishali Kriplani
6B4E9C
1BB0BD
FFD63F
666666
Typeface
Helvetica Neue
Gilroy
UI compnent
Highlights
1. Personalized
Onboarding
Using personalize onboarding to collect the new user's basic information for prediction.
Reminder Alert
3. Reward system
Students will earn rewards in the form of stars and certificates after completing set activities.
2. Bridge communication gap between users
Making conversation smooth between senior citizens and students.
Sharing posts on the feed and socially interact.
4. Conversational help
Using Chatbot to help with user's questions related to the app. Compare to multiple screens, the chatbot is faster and more engaged.
Full prototype coming soon!
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