THE CHALLENGE
As part of a semester long theme of future thinking we were tasked with creating an app that breaks the laws of physics and reality.
THE SOLUTION
Roommates, an app that allows to you change the layout of rooms from anywhere.
HOCHSCULE ANHALT / DESSAU GERMANY
Recently I spent a summer abroad studying in Dessau, one of the locations of the famous Bauhaus. It was a truly transformative experience and this project is one that came out of my time there.
IDEATION
As a class we were encouraged to think about what kinds of influence we would have over the world regardless of the feasibility. These are a sampling of the ideas that came up.
SKETCHING
After selecting my concept we dove straight into sketching interfaces. Here are some early sketches from my process.
FIRST ITERATION
In the first go round I was mainly focused on determining which features were most important and providing accessibility to those elements within the UI.
INTERACTION EXPERIMENTS
I also took this time to experiment with user interactions using a prototyping tool called Principle.
FINAL USER INTERFACE
This final UI incorporates a page scrolling method for navigating different rooms and a vertical method for viewing presets within that room. Users also have the ability to drag and drop viable furniture elements in their rooms.
BRANDING
An icon and simple branding was the last step to create an authentic app experience and prepare the final prototype for a video.
FINAL DELIVERABLES
The final step was to create a concept video showcasing the prototype in action. In this video I took a whimsical view of what could happen if we start playing with reality from our phones. I also have recorded the interaction that takes place in the video.