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Welcome!App Proposal by Jenna Delio!

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Unmet Need or Desire:!!  • Disconnect one’s self from texting and

scrolling through social media while at the gym.!

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•  Having a guide on what exercises to do based on user input as well as how to do them correctly. !

Unmet Need or Desire:!

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Ethnographic Research Observation:!!The group observed during the ethnographic research consisted of males

and females ages 18-30. !  

App Research and Development Jenna Delio  Ethnographic Research:!Photo Essay!

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Ethnographic Research:!Photo Essay!  

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Ethnographic Research Continued:!Photo Essay!

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Ethnographic Research:!Photo Essay!

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Ethnographic Research:!Video of Environment!

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Interview of Extreme User: !

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Take-Away from Interview:!

•  Difficult to disconnect from smartphone use including but not limited to:!

Ø  texting !

Ø social media.!!

•  Hard to know what exercises work for certain body

types!!

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Take-Away from Interview:!!•  Getting distracted talking to friends happens

easily!!

•  Not knowing how to correctly perform certain

exercises!!

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Anecdotal Observations:!•  Extreme Users: males and females !

18-30 years old!

•  Most people workout generally for 30 minutes !

to an 1.5 hours!

•  Hard to disconnect one's self from phone use

during work outs!

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Anecdotal Observations:!!

•  Hard to get the desired results due to insufficient

form during workouts!

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•  Actual workout exercises make up a little more than

half of the total time at the gym due to texting or

talking with friends!!

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Anecdotal Observations:  

•  It is hard to know exactly what exercises to focus

on to achieve personal goals.!

•  A good amount of time is spent sitting or standing

around wondering what to do next.!  

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Draft Idea for App:!!•  Designing an app that can allow users to put

in a desired length of time for their workout session and then will lock their smartphones

for the entire time of their workout. !  

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•  The app will also allow users to pick out a trainer and a set of exercises. !

•  Then the app will only allow users to be able to

access those exercises on the lock screen as

well as control their music players until the time of the workout is over.  

Draft Idea for App:!  

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•  Lastly, the exercises chosen will show the user exactly how they are supposed to be done. !

•  This app will allow for a completely beneficial

workout with much better results. !  

Draft Idea for App:!  

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Ideation Session:!

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Ideation Session:!  

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Ideation Session:!  

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Ideation Session:!  

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Ideas from Ideation Session:!

•  Unmet Need:! - Being able to disconnect oneself from smartphone during

!gym/workout session.! - Not knowing what exercises to do and how to !

!do certain exercises.!!!

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•  How the App Would Work:! - Locks smartphone to the app for desired length of workout,

restricting user from texting and scrolling through social media. !

- Has pages for choosing exercises and “how to” tutorial videos. !

Ideas from Ideation Session:!

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•  Who the App is Intended For:! - Males and females ages 18-30.!  

Ideas from Ideation Session:!

App Research and Development Jenna Delio  Research Regarding Smartphone Apps! Fitness Buddy!

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•  Gives you a variety of exercises to choose from.!•  Gives you an easy and simple way to track your

progress. !•  Strictly for gym goers as it includes a variety of workouts

for different equipment in the gym. !•  Gives you access to HD how-to videos.!

Research Regarding Smartphone Apps! Fitness Buddy!

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Research Regarding Smartphone Apps:!Full Fitness: Exercise Workout Trainer!  

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•  This app is $1.99 and most users prefer apps that are free, so that is an issue.!

•  Has the most variety of exercises out of any other app.!

•  Gives the ability to add your own exercises. Has a weight/BMI monitor and calculator. !

•  Can track multiple users that have the app. !•  Can track your progress.  

Research Regarding Smartphone Apps:!Full Fitness: Exercise Workout Trainer!

App Research and Development Jenna Delio  Tighter Application Description:!

•  Home Screen!

- Option to sync smartphone calendar with the in-app calendar!

- Option to sync smartphone playlists to app for music playing!

- Choose desired length of workout, once this is set you are then locked

into the app!

-  Option to set user preferences!

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Tighter Application Description:!!•  Sub-Level 1!

- Calendar Page that synced with the calendar of the user!

- Option to insert user goals throughout the calendar on specific days !

-  Option to set which days of the upcoming week user will be going!

to the gym!

- Option to set certain exercises for specific body part/s for each day

user goes to gym!!

App Research and Development Jenna Delio  Tighter Application Description:!

 •  Sub-Level 2!

- Video/Picture Tutorials Page!

- Select from the various exercises listed!

- Based on what is selected another screen becomes available to swipe to

and user can watch videos/motion pictures on exercises!

- When a goal is reached a message will automatically pop up to let the

user know as well as sync it to the user’s calendar!!

App Research and Development Jenna Delio  Visualization of User Scenario: Meet John!

-  John usually on his phone! at the gym.!-  Today he will focus entirely

on his workout thanks to the PerForm: LockedIn Workout

App.!

App Research and Development Jenna Delio  Visualization of User Scenario:!

Length of Workout: 1 hr!!Playlist: Burn it off!!Workouts:!!Aerobics!Crunches!Bench Press!Squats!

-  John inputs his info. Into the App.!

App Research and Development Jenna Delio  Visualization of User Scenario:!

-  John has the urge to text but with PerForm: LockedIn Workout he isn’t able to. !

-  Now he will have a fully beneficial workout. !

Action not permitted! !!Keep going to see the results you WANT!!

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Naming Process of App:!Words Collected from Ethnographic Research!

•  Disconnect!•  Form!•  Locked!•  Focus!•  Fit !!

•  Calendar!•  Workout!•  In!•  Perfect!  

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Naming Process of App:!Possible Names for App!

•  LockedIn Workout!•  LockedIn Focus: Perfect Form!•  PerForm: LockedIn Workout!

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Naming Process of App:!Final Choice!!!

PerForm: LockedIn Workout!

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Logo Development:!Images from the words used in ethnographic research!

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Logo Development:!Logo without logotype!

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Logo Development:!Finished Logo with logotype!

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Wireframe!

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Splash Screen!

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Home Screen!

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Sub-Level Screen: Calendar!

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Sub-Level Screen: Tutorials Page!

Thank You!