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Playpal
Timeline
4 months
Role
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Type of Work
UX Design
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PlayPal is a sports app that connects users to local games and players. As the Product Designer, I crafted user flows, streamlined the onboarding process, and designed an intuitive experience, making it easy for users to discover and join games effortlessly.

"Game On!" 🏀 transformed the challenge of finding and joining local games into an application, enabling users to focus on playing and connecting, not the hassle of organizing.

Challenge

Matchmaking

01

Users were hesitant to play a sport with complete strangers.

02

Creating a user-friendly onboarding process to gather key information with minimal drop-offs.

03

Encouraging users to invite friends to grow the community and boost engagement.

01

Users were hesitant to play a sport with complete strangers.

02

Creating a user-friendly onboarding process to gather key information with minimal drop-offs.

03

Encouraging users to invite friends to grow the community and boost engagement.

01

Users were hesitant to play a sport with complete strangers.

02

Creating a user-friendly onboarding process to gather key information with minimal drop-offs.

03

Encouraging users to invite friends to grow the community and boost engagement.

Understanding User Comfort

A campus survey of approximately 200 participants revealed that most felt comfortable playing if they knew at least one person in the group.

"Joining a game is easier and more enjoyable when players know at least one person in the group."

Challenge

Event Creation

01

Users were hesitant to play a sport with complete strangers.

02

Creating a user-friendly event creation process to gather key information with minimal drop-offs.

03

Encouraging users to invite friends to grow the community and boost engagement.

01

Users were hesitant to play a sport with complete strangers.

02

Creating a user-friendly event creation process to gather key information with minimal drop-offs.

03

Encouraging users to invite friends to grow the community and boost engagement.

01

Users were hesitant to play a sport with complete strangers.

02

Creating a user-friendly event creation process to gather key information with minimal drop-offs.

03

Encouraging users to invite friends to grow the community and boost engagement.

"Effective onboarding on mobile means getting users started quickly with a clear and intuitive process."

Simplifying Event Creation

User testing revealed that the event creation process was too lengthy, leading to potential drop-offs. Redesigned the flow to streamline steps while maintaining the collection of essential information.

Challenge

Community Building

01

Users were hesitant to play a sport with complete strangers.

02

Creating a user-friendly event creation process to gather key information with minimal drop-offs.

03

Encouraging users to invite friends to grow the community and boost engagement.

01

Users were hesitant to play a sport with complete strangers.

02

Creating a user-friendly event creation process to gather key information with minimal drop-offs.

03

Encouraging users to invite friends to grow the community and boost engagement.

01

Users were hesitant to play a sport with complete strangers.

02

Creating a user-friendly event creation process to gather key information with minimal drop-offs.

03

Encouraging users to invite friends to grow the community and boost engagement.

From Posts to Connections

Initial plans for a community feature aimed to foster interaction through event posts in a social media-style format. However, surveys revealed a stronger preference for facilitating direct in-person meetings. This insight shifted our focus toward simplifying event discovery and participation, prioritizing meaningful real-world connections.

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Key Takeaways

Simple Yet Informative

Simplifying the onboarding process while ensuring enough information was collected to show relevant events taught me how to strike the right balance between user efficiency and data gathering

User-Centric Design

Understanding the importance of social connections in sports participation reinforced the value of designing for real user needs, such as offering direct communication and friend invites to enhance engagement and trust.

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