NwHacks 2022
The Western Canada’s largest 24-hour hackathon with 1200+ participants, 200+ projects, and 40+ mentors.
Ketchup
"Ketchup" is a friendly virtual co-working space where you can "catch up" with friends. Since the pandemic emerged, people are being apart which leads to low work efficiency, loneliness, and depression.
My Contributions
I define the product requirements and coordinate with 3 web developers, develop UX/UI design, and make a video for the project presentation.
Empathize & Define
Problem Framing
Since the pandemic emerged, people are being apart, which leads to low efficiency, loneliness, and depression.
Target Audience
People aged 15-25 whom often communicate with their friends virtually e.g. discord community.
Research
Problem Validation
The 80-year research of Harvard Grant Study of “What makes a good life?” has suggested that quality of relationships is the key contribution. Therefore, we built **Ketchup **to help you catch up with your beloved friends by simply asking them to study with you.
User Research
With a limited time for a hackathon, we skipped this process.
Competitive Analysis
Ideate
**Features **
With limited time, our team prioritized a few minimal features that allow users to enjoy the platform.
Home page: create or join the room
Room page: Pomodoro timer, Tasks, Embed YouTube video, Chat
Optional: Graphs, Voice calls, Video, Spotify
Prototyping
Wireframing
Prototyping
Testing
As a hackathon competition, time is dedicated to web development and PowerPoint presentation. If time permits, the demo could be tested with 1000+ participants and mentors in the NwHacks.