Endeavormore

www.endeavormore.com I KNOW THIS IS LONG. But if you want a full understanding of what I did, how, and why, I encourage you to read first. THE PROBLEM. Many people limit the definition of “adventure” to mean a vacation or using a lot of money to go somewhere. Also, many people only show the glamorous sides of an adventure on social media. People who are looking to share parts of their adventures that aren’t glamorous don’t have a great platform for that: Instagram typically shows off the glamorous/perfected, people rarely show the unglamorous on Facebook posts, and Twitter isn’t meant to share images or paragraphs of text that are documenting something. PROBLEM SUMMARIZED. Adventurous people need a social platform for their own community, and “adventure” doesn’t need to be limited to a vacation/going far away. THE WHAT. I created a social platform for people who like to do adventurous things and were looking for places to discuss their adventures beyond Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. I realized that many people who go on adventures tend to post only the glamorous sides of their adventures on social media, when in reality adventures are never always glamorous. There are multiple sides to an adventure – the risk factors, fear of the unknown, parts that go wrong/not according to plan, pleasant surprises, the not-so-pleasant surprises....etc. But that's what makes an adventure exactly that! This platform encourages people to post all aspects of their adventures by providing prompts for posts. Prompts include statements like, "Record when you are feeling scared about what comes next," or, "Record when you accomplish something you are proud of," or, "Record how you're feeling in this moment right now." Endeavormore uses both an app and a website. For more information on Endeavormore, read the captions below each photo here, or check it out for yourself at www.endeavormore.com. THE WHY. I am passionate about exploring new places and going outside my comfort zone. I decided to research different ways people go outside their comfort zone and define "adventure." I discovered that most people considered an "adventure" traveling or doing something crazy. I wanted people to realize that "adventure" could simply mean going outside your comfort zone. THE RESEARCH. I decided to put my initial research to use and do my own adventure for further research. I went on a backpacking trip in Steamboat Springs, CO in November, 2016. I recorded every part of my trip through photo and video. I documented my happy and tired moments, and the times when I doubted my abilities to finish the hikes. It was on this research trip that I discovered what I wanted to do for my senior project involving adventure. This project taught me a lot about opening my mind to new experiences and appreciating challenges. I learned that I love to go outside my comfort zone in numerous ways. I have tended to prefer designing for print up until this project. I chose to make my project specifically web/UI, UX related because it was an extra challenge for myself. It may have been more difficult for me than if I'd done a print project, but the challenges the website and app gave me encouraged me to keep going and persevere, which is precisely what my project was all about. Enjoy Endeavormore!

Endeavormore is meant to be used with the app and website. Both are similar but provide different experiences depending on what the user is currently doing. The app is intended to be used to record adventures. This way users can easily record wherever they are since most people have their phone on them at all times. The website is then used to view others' profiles and adventures and share your own.

APP

Left: opening screen.

Middle and Right: Profile page on app. The right iPhone simply shows the profile page scrolled down.

My profile is seen here. Profiles include Current, Past, and Upcoming adventures. Profiles also contain icons describing which activities the user is most frequently interested in. My icons include camping, running, hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, canoeing, photography, and mountains, just to name a few. I also have a city icon, meaning I like being in a city, but I also enjoy the rural places – hence the barn icon. These icons provide users the ability to recognize what they have in common with other users when they click on their profiles. The flag explains the home country the user is from, and their page includes a short bio about them as well as a current location status for where they are in the world.

Adventure Mode can be turned on when users are currently using the app to record an adventure and do not want to use the app for any other purpose (such as posting/viewing their page/getting distracted). This way users are focused on their adventure and no one else's. This was intentional because I often find myself distracted by social media when I am trying to enjoy an experience. Turning Adventure Mode on allows users to still use the app but focus on what they are doing.

Users have three options to record their adventures: Videos, Photos, and Writing. All are accessible through the iPhone and open automatically when they are clicked within the Endeavormore App. The record button is on the bottom nav bar so users have easy access to it within the app (the recording icon).

Video, Photo, Writing

Once a user wants to upload their adventure to their profile they click on the upload icon on the bottom nav bar and this screen appears.

Users can then upload their recordings to their Current Adventures page, which is easy to access as it is on the bottom nav bar (the location icon). The app will only post to a user's current adventure, so when users want to add previous adventures to their profile that they did not record using the app they can do so on the website. The app's goal is to be used during an adventure as a tool to promote taking adventures and how to record them using the prompts as a guide. This way users are encouraged to record all aspects of the adventure – not just the glamorous parts!

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WEBSITE

My current adventure page says I am in Chicago for an internship. My location is given on the left side of the page and the map is able to be clicked to see a more detailed version of where in the world I am (see photo below). This is a Google map that opens in a new tab. My current adventure page reads like a Facebook page feed since it is currently happening. You can scroll on my page to see my most recent updates and click on my photos, videos, or writings tabs.

My Past Adventure was going to hike and backpack in Steamboat Springs, CO. I explain what I did, what I liked, and what I didn't like here. The icons express what kinds of activities were involved – flying, camping, hiking, photography, filming, mountains, road trip, water, snow, and biking. Hashtags are also used to make activities more searchable in the search bar.

Scrolling down on my Past Adventures page I have photos and videos to click on.

For my Colorado trip I chose to record primarily with photography and videos. I recorded all aspects of my adventure: when I was excited, when I was tired, when I was doing something new for the first time, when I felt uncomfortable, when I was worried, when I doubted myself, when I accomplished something, and when I was inspired.

The feed page shows who you follow and their recent posts. Users can search people they want to follow using the search bar. Users can type in keywords to search for people and posts that use those words. For example, if I want to find other people who hike in Colorado, I could type "colorado," "mountains," and "hiking" into the search bar. For every user who has used #colorado #mountains and #hiking, their adventures will appear. I can then follow them or simply view their profiles and adventures.

Todd's profile – someone I follow.

About page.

Exhibit wall.

Exhibit.

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