Project: Contracted for the Google EDU research project
Length: 8 Months (School Year)
Deliverables:
User-testing on the ground with over 100 schools in the NYC area.
Use questionnaires and feedback from grades k-11 across history and stem lesson plans.
Focus: Android AR and Glasses VR App Experience
Google Expeditions AR is an augmented reality (AR) component of the Google Expeditions platform, designed to bring 3D digital models into the physical classroom environment without the need for VR headsets. It allows students to view and manipulate digital content, such as life-sized models of animals, historical artifacts, or scientific structures, within their real-world surroundings using a tablet or smartphone.
In this experience I was only involved in one segment of Agile, the user testing and iteration phase of prototyping. The endeavor sparked my interest to pursue UX so that I could have a more comprehensive role within research, design, and prototyping products and ideas moving forward. I operated as the liaison between our on the ground associate team, project coordinator, and manager. I also addressed associate concerns and increased outreach. I visited schools on the East Coast throughout NYC and Pittsburgh and worked alongside teachers to test our new app. My team and I facilitated lesson based focus groups in each school, with close to 500 students on average per day for user testing. This feedback provided valuable guidance for design iterations.
My teammate Virginia and I represented our emerging tech at student incubator CODE Next, as well as From Stem to Screen, held at The Paley Center For Media, (In partnership with The Mayor's Office for Media and Entertainment NYC.)
Students attended from Black Girls Code, The Young Women’s Leadership Schools, Lower East Side Girls Club, James Madison High School, Cush Center, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, Bronx International High School, and Academy of Innovative Technology High School.