Self-Reflection and Future Scope

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I’ve really enjoyed working on this project, and have laid the foundations to developing this into a real app. I think there is room for this to expand further.

Based on my original research, I would incorporate the ability to submit walks. I found that one of the key issues with competitor apps was that some users found that nearby walks they already knew of were not listed. Often, people discover their own walks ‘off the beaten track’, and so it would be good to incorporate this as an option. For the purpose of this module, I had to make decisions features to include based on time constraints.

I also think that a map view would work well within this app also, and this was one of the notes I took from my usability testing. As it only provided an optional view, I felt it didn’t alter the ability to address the main user concerns.

I believe there is a social aspect that can be explored in future developments, looking at ways to integrate features that address user safety and health, such as a health monitor that works with wearable technology and tracking displays to show where you’ve walked.

My confidence has grown immensely throughout the course of this project. My initial intentions were to advance my research skills and to test my technical skills. I felt the benefit of working to key design stages (Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test) throughout.

I knew I was able to carry out thorough research and analysis as I recognise this as being one of my key UX strengths, however I felt that on previous tasks, I had shifted my focus more towards this than technical skills in the design and deliver stages. However, after creating 4 iterations I felt much more confident in this area too. I look forward to the next project.