The global pandemic caused by the spread of the COVID-19 virus has left a majority of the population vulnerable to illness and scared for their health. With multiple sources of social media and the news, it is difficult to decipher where to gather up-to-date, accurate information and resources.
COVID Chaser is an application projected for mobile smartphones designed to deliver accurate and timely information regarding the virus, COVID-19, locally and beyond. The app’s goal is to give the user resources on where and how to seek out care either for showing symptoms or for a safe checkup. Users can also utilize this to seek out mental health advisors if necessary. In addition to this, information on the virus’ proximity is available so that users can assess the local situation by viewing a map of active cases.
April – June 2020, 10 weeks
HCI 430 - Prototyping and Implementation
Lucy Hsu, Rittam Debnath
Joey Reyes, Rebeka Wermeling
Adam Steele
-Intuitive navigation
-Timely and accurate data
-Search based on location
-Make our app feel comfortable and familiar
-Easy to pick up and know what to do
-Alleviate stress and anxiety during a stressful time
-Have as much information available in one spot
-Organize data in a useful way
We recruited 4 participants, provided scenarios to them and asked them to perform several tasks:
1.Search the test location accepts walk in and get navigation.
2.Search the symptoms of COVID-19.
3.Search the cases in the user’s neighborhood.
