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AceSpace

Designing a Collaborative Life Logging App for Volleyball players 

Tools

Design: Axure, Whimsical

Testing and Delivery: Figma

Role & Timeline 

UX Designer & Project Lead

From Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

Overview
I co-founded AceSpace with 3 other people, who helped start the development of the app. AceSpace is a platform that allows volleyball players to relive key moments, provide feedback, and obtain tips regarding their techniques during the game. AceSpace will accommodate the needs of users to share and store digital media, facilitating the process for players to improve their skills on and off the court.

Execution

Problem

There is a lack of collaborative learning among recreational volleyball players as they struggle in finding ways to receive critical feedback and lack a place lack a place where to store and share their most memorable games. 

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How can we design a tool that helps recreational volleyball players receive feedback and keep track of their progress?

Solution
AceSpace allows volleyball players to easily point out highlights of the game, key strategies, and techniques that will enhance their overall experience and accelerate their improvement process. 

Design Process

Research

Goals

  • Study interactions among recreational volleyball players

  • Understand the needs and challenges players face when trying to receive and provide feedback

  • Analyze the tools that are being currently used by volleyball players

Methods

  • Observational studies carried out in volleyball courts located inside college campuses

  • Short interview with recreational volleyball players

Post-research developments

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Personas

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Developing Problem Scenarios and Story Boards
After studying our target demographic and observing volleyball players and their challenges. I developed various problem scenarios to help me address the problem from all angles. Here is a visual summary of one of them.

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Draft Claim Analysis
I gathered the major moments from our problem scenarios to understand the struggles and positive interactions among recreational volleyball players

+ Positive experiences/interactions that can be enhanced

- Negative experiences/interactions that can be improved

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Designing

Design Opportunities

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• Supplement sport learning beyond smart devices such as apple watch and fitness tracker

• Avoid messaging apps to communicate with fellow players

• Avoid high storage of videos on user's devices 

• Implement a technological environment inside the courts 

• Encourage peer learning from multiple skill levels

• Find all related-volleyball content and keep track of your personal progress inside the court

Screen Requirements

• The screen will display the user's profile along with the date their video was recorded on

• Users can click on flagged timestamps of the game. 

• Different colors categorize whether the video clip has positive or negative criticism 

• Buttons allowing the user to go to the next timestamp, go back to the previous timestamp, or return to the home screen

• The option to upload more videos or view highlights from previous uploads

• The option to upload the video privately or publicly for other users to view and comment

Refinement
AceSpace will be divided into two main actions: Giving and receiving feedback. Users will be able to interact with other players' posts and provide feedback, as well as create their own posts where they request feedback from other players

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I translated the flow into low-fidelity sketches to start user-testing

User Profile and Management Posts
Giving feedback and interacting with other user's critiques

After user testing, I revised the user flow and started working on the final prototype

• Users prefer color coding to differentiate positive and negative reviews 

• The reviewer needs to highlight parts of the clip to give feedback

• The reviewer needs a court map to highlight locations on the map 

• The 5-start rating system received positive feedback for quick reviews 

• Users were positive about integrating other technological devices into their AceSpace experience

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UI Ideation

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Friends
Recreational volleyball players get to provide and ask for feedback on their techniques

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Feedback from other users
AceSpace users also can create detailed reviews on a post by watching media and reading other player's comments

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Providing Feedback
AceSpace users get to leave a rating, highlight a part of the provided media, leave a written critique, upload media from their own devices, and/or use a map to point at sections inside the volleyball court

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Season Highlights
Where AceSpace users can keep track of their progress and access a history of relevant data throughout the season

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