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Buddy

Problem
The doctors office is by definition the last place on earth a boy or girl wants to be. From the waiting room, to height/weight, to the dreaded immunization
shots, the last place on earth a boy or girl wants to be is at the doctors office.

Solution
Design a doctors office mobile assistant app for children, aimed at easing tension, combatting fear, and giving the child a sense of ownership over the
experience.

Time Constraints
Two weeks

UX Skills
User Research I Card Sorting I User Personas I Wireframes I
Sketching I Sitemap I User flow | Affinity Mapping

UX Tools
Axure | Sketch | Google Forms | Adobe Illustrator | Invision

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Competitive Analysis
Before jumping in to the user research, I wanted to get a better understanding of what products currently exist on the market. I came across
three that stand out as ways to combat fears of the doctors office experience.

Muppets Band-Aid Experience MRI Pirate Ship Experience

St. Josephs RPG Game

User Research

Why does your child not like the doctors office? What would make the experience better?

Shots 67% Fun App 53%

Waiting rooms 15% Prizes 30%
The unknown 9% Knowing whats next 13%
No rewards 5% Other 4%
Other 4%

Sample Size
60 parents
Age range of children
3-9

User Persona

Child: Levi Gonzalez Mother: Ariela Gonzalez

Age 5 Goals at the doctor Age 24 Goals at the doctor
I want to get better at the doctor. I want my son to be able to go to the
I want to go home to watch tv and doctor and not be scared of shots or other
play ball. I want to have fun with mommy medical procedures that he needs to have
and not be scared of shots and have fun. done. I want the experience to go by
quick in his mind and not have a tantrum.
What bothers me about the doctor Frustrations
-Shots -When my son is scared of getting hurt
-Boo-boos -My son gets bored in the waiting room
-Long time -The impersonal feel of the experience
-Nothing to do -The lack-of a child friendly feel
-When strangers are mean to me

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Site Map

User Flow

A Design starts to come alive

iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad

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User Testing

This is so cool!

When I click the button, what does it do?

Oh so this is a game. Do I move the controller?

How do I win the game?

Lillia-Age 6

Steps
Next

AR/VR during procedures Affordable options

iPhone/Android App for

further communication

Special Needs
Games that Work