learn
Learn ways to talk that will get your children to listen and open up
roots
roots
connecting for us
immigrant parents and children often struggle to connect across cultural and generational gaps. roots helps immigrant parents learn effective communication skills with their children, grow those skills, and strengthen their bond.
play
Do short, fun challenges to bond with your child
reflect
Reflect on the memories you make with your children
concept video
demo video
the design process
A1: Needfinding
We interviewed 4 individuals to understand their family dynamics and how their immigrant/non-immigrant backgrounds shaped their experiences.
A2: POVs, HMWs, and Experience Prototypes
We selected a domain and user group of interest and constructed relevant solutions to primary problems within this domain. We also developed our solution ideas into prototypes.
A4: Concept Video
A short concept video that portrays the mission of roots and key tasks within the app.
A5: Low-Fi Prototype and Test
We prototyped low-fidelity screens of our app to visualize flows and tested these prototypes with 4 participants.
A6: Interactive Medium-Fi Prototype
We built an interactive medium-fidelity prototype to test crucial user interactions and flows with a higher level of UI design and functionality.
A8: Interactive High-Fi Prototype
We developed high-fidelity interactive prototype with fully refined functionality, visuals, and animations.
A9: Heuristic Evaluation Synthesis
We received comprehensive heuristic evaluations to identify usability concerns. We reviewed each concern and synthesized our solutions to improve our design based on usability principles.
A10: Poster, Pitch & Demo Video
We presented our final project to experts from Stanford, industry, and research in the CS 147 Project Expo.
A11: Final Report
This is a synthesis of our entire project.
our team
Angela Wei
UI/UX Designer
B.A. English
M.S. Computer Science
Mai Hoang
Developer
B.S. Computer Science
M.S. Computer Science
Naomi Lahner
Developer
B.S. Computer Science
Aimen Ejaz
Developer
B.S. Computer Science