Virtual Design Camp on Friday, July 22, 2022
Ages 14-18
Recommended for high school students
3 hours
Friday, July 22, 2022 from 10:00AM to 1:00PM Central Time
FREE
Registration is free for people of color or with EJI.org donation
What is User Experience?
User experience (UX) is how people feel about their experiences with a product or service. A great user experience, for example, is when a mobile app has the features or functionality that you need, is very easy to use, and responds and loads quickly. Students will apply fundamental design concepts and learn about UX disciplines like user research, interaction design, content strategy, and visual design.
Skills
Creativity - Come up with novel solutions for problems
Communication - Effectively express ideas and present their projects
Collaboration - Group brainstorming sessions and cooperative projects
Leadership - Practice decision-making and ownership of their designs
Activities
Problem Discovery - Process of uncovering real-world problems
Design Thinking - Human-centered iterative process designers use to tackle problems
Rapid Prototyping - An iterative design approach to quickly improve user interfaces
Usability Testing - Methods to improve designs with continuous feedback from users
Tools
Google Meet & Docs - For collaboration, documentation, and presentations
Figma - Mobile app design creation and prototyping
POP (Prototyping on Paper) - An option for those who want to sketch by hand and prototype with a smartphone
Activity 1: Research
Find an opportunity and discover your app idea
Activity 2: Design
Sketch your idea and test your design prototypes
Activity 3: Build
Polish your app and get it ready for programming
UX in a Nutshell
Learn more about UI/UX design, UX careers, how designers and programmers work together, and getting into coding from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Virtual Tech Camp video series on Deconstructing YouTube hosted by my good friend Dr. Alana Platt.
Do It Yourself
Get the camp activities guide to check out what I'm teaching so you can try it out on your own.
Students will get a new 2022 guide for our new VR app design theme this year.
2022 Theme: Designing Virtual Reality (VR) Apps
Get tickets for your high school students today. Limited seats available.