POST FOUR: PROTOTYPES, WIREFRAMES, AND A NEW TEAM MEMBER!

This week, Team Seven was fortunate enough to gain an additional team member: Brian Studwell! Brian has already been a tremendous asset to the team; we're very fortunate to have four creative minds working together on this project.

Along with the rearranging of teams, each group was assigned one concept, out of the previously suggested six, to further ideate and explore. We were assigned Concept #1: "I Need A Doctor Now" application. 

We were given feedback that the urgent (non-emergency) medical care market is not only an incredibly costly endeavor for all parties involved, but is also an area that has yet to be explored. By creating a resource through which customers experiencing illness or injury can be connected with a doctor immediately or can speak to a nurse about their symptoms, we hope to reduce the number of emergency room visits. A successful application would not only save time and money, but also provide medical assistance in a manner that is quick, efficient, and easy-to-use.

Because of the urgent nature of our application, we felt that a mobile app would be the most ideal form to explore. We decided that a digital wireframe would be an excellent way to present our idea, and intend to create a paper prototype video as well. We believe that this particular application can be relatively light-hearted in comparison to other health related apps, and strive to create an incredibly pleasant and somewhat playful experience for users, similar to applications like Lyft, Seamless, and Uber. 

Much of the time spent with the group consisted of formulating workflows of how the app would function based on the two options we have decided to approach: talking to a nurse or finding a provider immediately. The group split up duties which included model the paper prototype, wireframing and slide deck preparation.