iSchool Capstone

Awaken: An Educational Game that Inspires Early-stage Designers of Inclusive Design Thinking

Project tags:

equity & inclusion

software development

ux & interaction design

Project poster

Inclusive design is a methodology of making design choices that increases usability for the full range of diversity. Many intro-level designers are not aware of the definition, practice of, and need for inclusive design. The resulting products have bad user experiences for impaired users. To address this problem, we have designed an interactive game with challenges that reflect difficulties impaired users face when dealing with products. Through Awaken, we aim to raise the awareness of inclusive design, build empathy and understanding toward impairments through real-world stories, and ultimately influence more designers to make products that are usable for everyone.

Project participants:

Coco Li

Informatics

Sarah Hu

Informatics

Wayne Li

Informatics

Andi Ren

Informatics