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Advice from Mark - dig more holes.

8.2 Design and Development

8.1 Touch points and User Journey

My three touch points for my project:

1. Website

• Old school tells the parent about the website
• Website is mainly directed at the parent, offering advice and resources for moving kids.
• Website contains printable activity sheets, including stuff for before/during the move (focused on packing, the car ride, saying goodbye to old friends)

2. Pamphlet

• Given to parent from new school
• Filled out by school to inform families about the area
• highlight clubs, sports teams, facilities, etc, of interest
• Parent can introduce kid to these activities
• Also introduces parents to the app, which they can set up for the kid.

3. App

• Focused entirely on the kid
• Provides acitivities to help them learn about their environment
• Also contains mini-games to keep them interested, make it feel less like a homework assignment.
• Take photos and share them with friends.
• Achievement/badge based - maybe each badge gives the mascot (a tiger?) their stripes (helps them fit in)

Peer Feedback:

Good:

• Achievement based - people like instant rewards
• Photos with stickers is cute

Bad:

• Relies on school input to succeed
• Do kids this young use social media? How should sharing work?
• Don't cling too much to old friends.

Possibilities:

• Choose your own mascot character, not just tiger.

Tutor Feedback:

• Start designing! Start working on visuals, etc, figure out the look.
• What exactly is the pamphlet gonna contain?

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7.2 More research

Gotta plan out the scope of my project

• What exactly do I want to achieve?
• Who is my audience specifically?
• What 'ways of well being' am I covering?

Moving kids research:

"In all our moves, we let the kids choose the color of their new rooms," says Crosta Rivera. "It really helped them claim their new space."

That feels good because with a move, kids feel that everything is happening beyond their control, says Mike Ferry, a middle school teacher and author of "Teaching Happiness and Innovation."

"Novel surroundings boost our levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that improves our moods," says Ferry. In other words, the more new sights you see, the happier you'll be."

Team sports force kids to interact and bond over the highs and lows of the game. If your kids aren't into sports, try another activity they can enjoy with a group, whether that's a local chess club or the school band.

One of children's big fears when it comes to moving is that they will lose the close friends they had. While you're helping them make new friends in the area, you can also encourage them to stay connected with their previous pals.

"We write letters and FaceTime with them, and that helps," says McIntyre.

Heck, you could even go retro and suggest they actually mail letters. Writing and illustrating letters and actually taking them to the post office can be a special experience—and just think how your children's eyes will light up when they receive a letter in return.

Source: https://www.realtor.com/advice/move/kids-sad-about-moving/

Week 7.1 Prototyping 2: 2 Fast 2 Type

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Laya with a small prototyping friend.