B.Aware: bacteria detector
The product
The title of the app means both “Be Aware” and “Bacteria Aware”. The
application works as a kind of digital scanner and microscope that
turns your mobile phone's camera into a powerful detector of
bacteria, viruses and other health-threatening microorganisms hidden
from the naked human eye. It helps cautious people to always stay
informed of the possible risks.
App functions
1 Scans various surfaces
and identifies threats to human health on them.
2 Conducts a risk
assessment.
3 Provides useful
recommendations for eliminating the threat and preventing infection.
4 If necessary, provides
detailed information about detected threats from a trusted source.
Target User Groups
✓ Hypochondriacs.
✓ People forced to be
careful due to their specific health conditions (i.e., a weak
immune system).
✓ People exposed to
health risks at work (i.e., employees of medical institutions).
✓ Curious youngsters,
scientists, medical students.
Persona
Name: Magnus
Age: 32
Occupation: Designer of
lighting systems
Tech literate: Advanced
Married, has a 2-year-old son. Lives in a rented apartment in a
residential area of Copenhagen. Interested in technical and
medical innovations, loves scientific podcasts. He has moderate
hypochondria, which worsened after his mother's death from
cancer. He monitors his health and the health of his family,
regularly undergoes medical examinations. Magnus is a proponent
of vaccination, he is overly cautious in public places.
Client / designer goals
1
Social: Help people concerned about
their health to always have a reliable tool at hand that can alert
them to a health threat and prevent it.
2
Political: Promote the need for taking
care of people’s health and regular medical examinations to prevent
serious illnesses.
3
Financial: Make money by placing
advertisements in the app, leaving all its functions free for users.
4
Functional: Create a user friendly and
engaging interface, make the app informative and trustworthy.
Related apps / products
Magnifier Ware
A powerful magnifier app with a flashlight that makes it easy to
detect very small things. The invented app uses similar magnifying
approach.
Rock Identifier
This app has nothing to do with healthcare and has a different goal
to identify rocks and gems, but its principle of stone recognition
on a photo is adjacent to the principle of recognition of
microorganisms on scanned surfaces, which is used in B.Aware.
AI Dermatologist
This is a skin scanner that detects melanoma on early stages and
performs other skin checks, providing risk assessment and safety
tips. Although it belongs to another field of healthcare, the
functions of the application are in many ways similar to the B.Aware
app and both apps have the same goals - to detect a threat and
prevent serious diseases.
Brainstorming
Mood board
Type explorations
Logo development
Hi-fi prototype
The clickable prototype demonstrates the main user flow of
completing the following functions:
- - Scan the surface using magnification if necessary.
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- Determine the presence or absence of health hazards on the
scanned surface.
- - Conduct risk assessment of detected threats.
- - Provide recommendations for preventing infection.
View the high-fidelity prototype ➜
Takeaways
While designing the concept of the app from scratch, I tried to
bring to life an original idea that would not only be engaging, but,
above all, useful and help protect people from the risks of
infection. I learned how important it is to take into account the
different needs of users and their peculiarities, and also how
necessary it is that the developed interface is accessible and
understandable in order to provide its main functions.
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