TRIVIA TRAILS: MAKING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MORE FUN

DW5-55AdrienneHui ShianXinyiChong HweeExel

Overview and reason

A phone application that makes physical activity fun through trivia, socializing and competitions

Why Motivate youths to continue exercising To get youths to be more proactive towards

physical activity

Problem statement: People

Problem statement: Activities

Socializing

Walking

Problem statement: Context

Proposed Solution: Trivia Trails

a handphone application that makes exercise fun through trivia, competition, interactivity, and social networking

Features of Solution

Trivia

Competition

Interactivity

Social networking

Technology and Design Rationale

Technology needed: Handphone GPS WiFi/Internet access or computer access

Similar designs/design elements: Digital libraries/audio books for walking

trails Trivia applications/games for handphones Websites promoting exercise through

rewards and competition

Experience Prototype Testing Prototype testers: 3 individuals within

the target group

Response Easy to use Well-structured Good for school excursions Visual appearance could be more appealing

Strengths of solution

Our Design

Fun and engaging

Number of users not restricted

Attracts those who don’t like exercising

Customization

Tailored to the target audience

Previous Designs

Serious and dull

Usually used in small groups

Mainly for people who enjoy exercising

Restricted features Designed for

general users

Criticism of solution

As our application has many features, do you think it is too complicated to use? Will it be better to have lesser features?

As the targeted age range is quite small, do you think this application will work with a larger age range, say 13-20? If not, why so?

Q & A