GG News
An app for a women's’ successes within the video game industry and a space for a community.
The concept was to create an digital application to promote any topic of news and create a sense of a virtual community. The topic chosen was news surrounding women within the video game industry along with their games and successes. It is meant to be an app for women to connect over video games though gaming showcases, gaming process and development, along with reviews and forums.
Deliverables:
- App UI design
Programs:
- Figma
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
Production Process
Stage 1
- Identity target users
- Create problem statement
- Study competitors
- Establish goals + objectives
Stage 2
- Study information architectures
- Create sketches
- Create low-fidelity wireframes
Challenges
- Developing a digital community that connects women and girl with a common interest
- Creating an app which has strong competitors but tackles an overlooked area of users
- Finding a success method to showcase women’s successes and achievements
- Showcasing and real stories of the women’s successes when most of the credit goes to their male team members
Goals
- Inform the achievements and successes of women within the gaming industry
- Highlight women who has changed the industry
- New games in development by the hands of women
- Grow the community of women or ‘girl gamers’ within the industry
Stage 3
- Apply style guide
- Create high-fidelity wireframes
- Develop prototypes
Figma workspace which includes application’s screens and functionality