Covid VS Community

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Inspiration

Covid is a global issue that is affecting everyone. However, with the pandemic so big, it's hard to find personal connections on a smaller level. Due to social distancing becoming more normalized, members of the community have stopped talking with each other. This is even made worse with so much conflicting news regarding covid, creating tension and disagreements amongst them.

What it does

This chrome extension keeps track of covid in your local area and the local news, so that everyone can relate. It will also feature community updates and a quick-job board to give status updates, so members of the community can connect with each other once again.

How we built it

User Research We first created a survey that asked how covid has affected communications with neighbors and members of the community. We ran the survey for approx. 12 hours, having the total of 22 respondents by the end. From our research, we have found:

Most of the respondents live in a residential housing area
Almost half of them did talk to their neighbors before covid
Most of them talked to their neighbors in-person
After covid, 41% of the respondents said they are talking less with their neighbors than before
Half of them get covid news from online news source
46% find these news to be somewhat reliable and relatable
More than half do not keep track on the covid cases
36% said they look up the numbers online

User Design Using Figma, we designed a prototype first, with design inspiration from covid-tracker apps and websites, and the UI designs from other chrome extensions. Afterwards, we continued to talk with each other on what design element works and what doesn't, and how the prototype can be further improved. This lead to our eventual creation of the Hi-Fi model

Challenges we ran into

Having a different time zone has made virtual meetings to be a bit too hard. We had one group member quitting due to unforeseen troubles, making us rebalancing the workload. Also, without clear guidance or mentorship, we struggled to find a good direction for the project