Case Study

Case Study

Navigational challenges for
wheelchair users
Navigational challenges for
wheelchair users.

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Details

Client

Syracuse University

Duration

3 months (on going)

Role

UX designer

Tools used

LiDar Mapping, Afftereffects, Adobe Illustrator, Unity, Blender, Sketchfab

Brief

Individuals are disabled in various ways by the environment, incudling city infrastructure. The city of Syracuse, located in Central New York. Through research and experience navigating public spaces in central New York for an individual with a disability is challenging. How people can become more aware of the challenges people with disabilities go through?

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Develop an interactive game to foster compassion through realistic simulations of wheelchair-user challenges.

How I identified the solution?

The gamified disability experience uses real-life observation, experience, and data from surveys to create a digital pathway with obstacles that the character player (wheelchair user) can traverse. The obstacles involve pedestrians blocking the path, irresponsibly placed e-scooters, bathrooms requiring stairs to access, the actual staircases on the Onondaga Creekwalk, etc.

MVP phase

Onondaga Creekwalk, an archetype of accessibility, was created digitally through LIDAR mapping (using iPhone Camera), 3d modeling (3Ds Max), Blender (Animation), and game design (Unity).

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User-testing

"Certainly aligns with the navigational challenges we face daily. Incorporating verbal expressions of the player's reactions would significantly enhance the emotional impact and overall experience."

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Reflection

"Certainly aligns with the navigational challenges we face daily. Incorporating verbal expressions of the player's reactions would significantly enhance the emotional impact and overall experience."

Details

Client

Syracuse University

Duration

3 months (on going)

Role

UX designer

Brief

Individuals are disabled in various ways by the environment, incudling city infrastructure. The city of Syracuse, located in Central New York. Through research and experience navigating public spaces in central New York for an individual with a disability is challenging. How people can become more aware of the challenges people with disabilities go through?