2. My muse: Mike the grad student
Mike is a 23 year old grad student, TA, and
startup employee who is constantly rushing to
complete the next item on his to-do list. He
wants a way to feel a sense of balance by
savoring and planning upcoming fun moments
in his life with his close friends.
3. Saved from the to-do list (a happy
moment shared with the gf)
(see attached pdf)
6. Features/Functionalities
● Visualize future happy moments with a
saved photo, images from the web, or a
finger painting
● Store your favorite moments in "Special
Moments" section
● Tag people who are in your moment in-app
or via email
● Allow text, audio, or picture comments
around a moment
● Savor your moments or moments shared
with you
7. Theoretical Justifications
● Anticipating a laugh reduces stress
hormones: bit.ly/JTK6Nt
● The moments spent anticipating a vacation
provide as much happiness as the actual
vacation: http://bit.ly/IUL1MH
● Positive future thinking moderates the
relationship between stress and
hopelessness: http://bit.ly/JygfML
8. User research
(Super preliminary)
● 1 person - stole their phone and input a
future happy boost to simulate a shared
happy moment"
● 4 people - showed them conceptual design
(Future)
● Make multiple wireframe mockups to test the
design
● Use FB private groups to test the concept
and user interaction
● Functional iPhone app (hopefully)
9. Shortcoming of design
● Habituation to morning/nighly notifications
● Apps are hidden majority of the time unlike
desktop widgets or physical objects
● May not be as viral as other apps without
FB, Twitter integration
● App distribution has more friction than
website distribution
● iOS only is limited and ignores 50% of the
market
10. What else is possible?
● Creating a to-do list or calendar extension
that features happy moments you're looking
forward to
● Creating a desktop widget that is always
present to decrease reliance on push
notifications
● Perhaps include some integration with other
social networks for sharing moments
11. Next Steps in Design Process
● Create wireframe of new app design and test
interaction with users
● Recruit users to a private FB group to share
moments we're looking forward to
● Possibly begin some very early iPhone
coding
12. Summary
● iPhone app - social way to share anticipated
moments
● Future testing - interactive mockups, testing
the concept through a FB group, and an
iPhone app
● Contact Info?? -- mmcghie@stanford.edu
