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Role
UX Designer
Duration
24 hours
Tools
Figma, FigJam, Bezi, and more
Team
2 UX Designers
1 Illustrator
Educational and Creative AR Space
May 2024
The University of California, Irvine hosts its annual designathon “True to You”. This year’s prompt was
Design your own product that fosters cultivation of creative expression to create a more inclusive and equitable society.
How might we design an interactive augmented reality (AR) interface to actively provide educational opportunities, an outlet of creativity and a source of connection between children of incarcerated parents and their parents.
Understanding the problem space
We are not children of incarcerated parents nor know any peers who were the intended users so we had to dig deep with our research.
Independent
Passive
Safe
Team player
Active
Risky
Messy
Organized
Busy
Time rich
Analytical
Creative
Introvert
Extrovert
Personality
Josh
5 Years old
Preschool student
Detroit, MI, USA
Josh’s mother has been incarcerated since he was born which meant that he’s never met his mother before. He currently lives with his father, but he is emotionally absent from his life leading him to becoming extremely introverted. He enjoys playing with legos and playing video games with his friends from school.
Bio
Independent
Passive
Safe
Team player
Active
Risky
Messy
Organized
Busy
Time rich
Analytical
Creative
Introvert
Extrovert
Personality
Emily
11 Years old
Middle School Student
Irvine, CA, USA
Emily’s mother has been incarcerated for 2 years and she currently lives with her grandmother. Her relationship with her grandmother is not great which strained her relationship with her mother. Her father has been absent due to work. She enjoys painting and playing chess, but doesn’t have anyone to play as she doesn’t have many friends due to heavy stigmatization at school. She is failing her math class due to the lack of parental figures to guide her in her studies.
Bio
Meet Josh
Meet Emily
Understanding the problem space
We are not children of incarcerated parents nor know any peers who were the intended users so we had to dig deep with our research.
Independent
Passive
Safe
Team player
Active
Risky
Messy
Organized
Busy
Time rich
Analytical
Creative
Introvert
Extrovert
Personality
Josh
5 Years old
Preschool student
Detroit, MI, USA
Josh’s mother has been incarcerated since he was born which meant that he’s never met his mother before. He currently lives with his father, but he is emotionally absent from his life leading him to becoming extremely introverted. He enjoys playing with legos and playing video games with his friends from school. He would like to be able to show a loved one his legos from school.
Bio
Independent
Passive
Safe
Team player
Active
Risky
Messy
Organized
Busy
Time rich
Analytical
Creative
Introvert
Extrovert
Personality
Emily
11 Years old
Middle School Student
Irvine, CA, USA
Emily’s mother has been incarcerated for 2 years and she currently lives with her grandmother. Her relationship with her grandmother is not great which strained her relationship with her mother. Her father has been absent due to work. She enjoys painting and playing chess, but doesn’t have anyone to play as she doesn’t have many friends due to heavy stigmatization at school. She is failing her math class due to the lack of parental figures to guide her in her studies.
Bio
Meet Josh
Meet Emily