Design Challenge

World Usability Day 2021 Design Challenge

World Usability Day is pleased to announce the sponsorship by and collaboration with the HCI International (HCII) conference for the annual Design Challenge. This collaboration brings together two organizations who have similar and supporting goals. HCII provides an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of up-to-date scientific information on theoretical, generic and applied areas. World Usability Day aims to raise standards so that technology works to harness human potential. This work is accomplished by building a community of common practice and supporting that through events occurring around the world that bring together different communities to work together to make our world easy for all.

The Gold, Silver and Bronze recipients of the World Usability Day Design Challenge Awards are cordially invited, with complimentary registration, to present their innovative, impactful design at the HCI International Conferences. The announcement of the winners for the upcoming competition will be on the World Usability Day, 11 November 2021 and the awards will be conferred during the HCII 2022 conference opening ceremony (which will run as a virtual event). They will be also invited to present their work in a special session during the conference.

Submissions open: July 1, 2021

Deadline: September 24, 2021

Prizes Announced: World Usability Day: November 11, 2021

Gold
$1,250

Silver
$1,000

Bronze
$750

Design Brief Submit

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Design Brief

What you need to get started.

Propose a user-centered solution that is focused on our theme: Design of our Online World: Trust, Ethics, and Integrity.

Find out more about the theme.

Your experience will be communicated through a clickable design prototype using methods from HCI, UX Research, Design Research, and Human Centered AI.

Your entry will be approximately 10 Designed Screens that demonstrate the main value your solution is providing (views in a flow). You will also submit 500 words or less to explain your entry, describe your process, and back up your solution with research information.

Block off some time on your schedule. Spend somewhere between 10 and 40 hours working on a solution and be sure to submit your entry on this webpage, before September 24, 2021

Acceptable Entries

Mobile App Experiences
Internet of Things Systems
Game Experiences
Website Experiences

Problem Topics

A website that helps you find new work. An app that tracks how your money is used in politics. A better remote education platform. Bringing equity to a process or community. What impact do you want to make in the world?

Medical
Telemedicine, Electronic Health Records, Apps for better health
Social Justice
Ways to improve the world through  social justice and the power  of people.
Financial
Managing money online, applying for unemployment, buying and selling products, trading stock
Mental Health
Social Isolation and it’s impact on  mental well–being.
Social
Staying connected to friends,  family, and colleagues.
Fitness
Health and well-being as it  relates to getting regular exercise.
Environmental
How can we use our online world to help solve the climate change crises?
Education
Learning Online, Hybrid, or Distanced.

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Enter Competition

Once you’ve completed your project.

World with 2020 Design Challenge mark in the center.

We recommend you prepare your work in a document first so if it easy to edit and preview before you submit. Once you’ve reviewed the checklist, come back here to submit your entry all at one time.

Submission Checklist

Public Link to your Prototype
8—12 Designed Screens of your solution that demonstrate the core value.
Description
500 words or less explaining your entry, describing your process, and backing up your solution with research.
Information About Yourself
This includes your name, email, 120 word or less bio, and avatar.
Your Topic
Know which problem topic or topics your submission addresses.

Submit Your Entry

1st Place

2020 Winner

Teachers Assistant BOT (TAB)

By Jennifer Morehead from USA

Observation

I am going back to school and I have a son in the third grade. I notice that both my son and I struggle to stay focused in our classes. In addition, I can see the teachers struggle to encourage regular feedback and dialogue. Often my son is in breakout rooms with no teacher guidance and it is unproductive without someone to guide them. As an adult, I am more capable of personal responsibility, but a group of eight-year-olds struggle with this.

Research

I performed surveys of both students and educators. 42% of 21 learners site distractions as their number one struggle with remote learning. A common suggestion from the students was for teachers to vary the class content from lectures to participatory groups and discussions. 63% of 14 educators found that keeping their students engaged or focused during class was their biggest struggle. They also found small groups and breakout rooms helpful.

Concept

TAB, the Teachers Assistant Bot, is an AI bot for virtual learning. Bots have become increasingly more integrated into our workflows from chat assistants to server moderators. Voice recognition has also made significant advances as noted with Alexa and Siri. I would like to propose a bot to aid teachers who are currently spread thin in the virtual learning space. I imagine a bot with a variety of short gamified lessons that could moderate and engage a small group of elementary school students. This could allow the teacher to jump from room to room while the bot ensures the kids are focused and engaged in the topic. The prototype has many audio / transition dependencies so in the event that and audio does not trigger, I created a video walkthrough.

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2nd Place

2020 Second Prize

Walk and Talk

By Zington Xperience from Sweden

Isabella Koniakowski, Johnny Geokhaji, Marcus Liljeqvist, Ylva Boske, Per Grewin, and Tommy Marshall

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3rd Place

2020 Third Prize

COVID Seen

By Omar Mismar from Jordan

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Honorable Mentions

MOVE

By Team TAPP: Hannah Landau, Virginia Pollock, Sadhana Ramaseshadri, and Nell Steinmetz from University of Michigan, USA

Dually Noted

By Team BackHome Diesel from Canada

Arshia Gharai, Hanfang Cao, Hariharan Srinivasan, Mackenzie Frew, Parsa Berenjimonfared, and Ryan Wong

Free2Go2

By SUX from Portugal
(Syndicate for User Experience)

Helping Hands

By Chandler Hall from USA

Vinay

By Webbies from India

Abhishek Mitra, Biswajit Adhikary, Madhav P. Mansuriya, Shweta Nandi, Sonit Paul and Sumesh Dugar

2021 Review Committee

Judged by an expert review committee and based on scores 1-5 in each of the following categories:

Originality
Visual / Interaction Design
Impact / Awe or Inspiration
Effectiveness
Research
Detail, Degree of Difficulty