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Enhancing Navigation: A Smartphone App for Overcoming Transportation Challenges

This exploratory research addresses the common difficulties individuals encounter when navigating unfamiliar locations. Through a combination of literature review, surveys, and interviews, the study reveals key findings about human interaction with directions—highlighting preferences for visual aids over verbal communication and identifying inadequacies in urban street signage. With these insights, we propose a smartphone application designed to simplify path finding, utilizing location cards and landmark identification to enhance user confidence and reduce anxiety. Future action will focus on persona development and functional design.

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Enhancing Navigation: A Smartphone App for Overcoming Transportation Challenges

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  1. MBILE LIFE EXPLORATORY RESEARCH Social problem scope out and Smartphone Applicatory Solution

  2. CHARLIE’s ANGELS Hafsa Malik Salwa Aftab Summaiya Ali Arsalan Abbas

  3. Problem Area Transportation Problem Scope Out Path Finding The problems that arise while finding the destination when travelling to an unknown location Platform Android

  4. RESEARCH Literature Review ADHD theory Self Help Book Tips Interviews Questionnaire Collage

  5. INTERVIEW KEY FINDINGS A general survey regarding 5 basic human problems which arise while locating a destination

  6. What is more problematic, explaining or understanding the way? Explaining 98 Understanding * 3 What is easy to understand, Verbal communication or Virtual visual aid? Visual 143 Verbal * 3 Is the city street signage system adequate or lacking? Adequate 018 Lacking * 2 Confident or hesitant to acquire on-the-spot directions via strangers in a new location? Confident 163 Hesitant Emotionally affected by street barriers and blockades? Affected 95 Unaffected * 2 *Both

  7. COLLAGE KEY FINDINGS A fun activity where the participants were verbally explained a proper path to a destination, which they retained in memory. Following that they proceeded to draw the map from memory Result: General findings indicated how well the individual human mind can retain verbally explained paths. Stats show a low average of memory retain Unsuccessful Successful Quick hints 10 5 1

  8. DESIGN IMPLICATIONS Path provided via location card Landmark identification Eye level visual aid

  9. FUTURE ACTION PLAN Persona development Theme & Style aesthetics Functionality identification Application wireframe

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