ABOUT
Graduate Thesis Project
Designer: Yushuang Liang
Title: Fitopia
Type: Mobile Application Design
Professor: Mike Strobert & Adam Smith
Time: 2023
Brief
Fitopia is a social workout app designed to bring fitness enthusiasts together and enhance their workout experiences. With Fitopia, users can create and join online workout groups, meet new workout friends, and share their workout experiences. Fitopia also offers an immersive gym experience with Augmented reality (AR) technology, allowing users to exercise in different environments and feel more engaged during their workouts.
Prompt
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a fundamental shift in the way we live our lives, with remote education and work becoming the norm for many people. This has led to significant changes in our interpersonal relationships, as we increasingly turn to online platforms to connect with others. As we continue to navigate the post-pandemic era, it's clear that the ways we build and maintain relationships will never be the same.
Solution
My App helps people connect with workout buddies, provides an immersive workout experience, and lets users share their progress for motivation.
How might we make the gym experience more accountable, engaging, and supportive for people of all fitness levels and backgrounds, using the power of online community?
Persona
Scenario 1: Find your fit community and stay motivated together
Three Types of Gym
Free Room: This room is accessible to anyone, from anywhere and at any time.
Private Room: Private community is accessible only to a select group of people who have been invited to join by the community creator or members.
Instructional Room: Help users who lack motivation by providing them with guided workouts from an instructor.
Scenario 2: Have an immersive experience in reality gym
Find people: The Nearby feature allows users to find other gym enthusiasts in their local area, making it easier to connect and form workout groups.
AR experience: Scan the gym and get an AR experience. See how many people are using the same equipment and connect with like-minded fitness enthusiasts nearby.
Find more people nearby
AR Experience: scan the gym
Scenario 3: Achieve goals with the help of an accountable online community.
Train with instructors
If a user feels they lack motivation to do their workout, they can choose to join the instructional room and train with the instructors. To ensure they are following the workout correctly and staying on track, they will need to clock out at the end of each set.
Record and Challenge
In the free room, you can record your workouts with videos and share them with others in the community. This allows others to check your training details and give feedback or support. You can also challenge yourself and others by setting goals and trying to beat the higher records in the room.
All high-fidelity designs
Design Process
Brainstorm
Sketch
Information Architecture
Imagine RIT
