Our Town
Our Town was developed with specific need.
After the last few years as an educator, I saw a need for some sort of activity that would help kids learn to regulate emotions and how to empathetic. Using the Zones of Regulation curriculum as my inspiration, I developed this app, along with a responive website as a tool to help teachers, parents, and kids alike.
The User Journey
Kids
Kids will log in and click which zone they are in. Each zone coordinates to a different set of emotions. One clicked they will be prompted to give more detailed information. After this they will be sent directly into a game, depending on the zone they chose.
Kids who identify in the red or yellow zones will directed to a chase game. This game will include movement and music that slows through the course of the game. This will help kids bring down energy levels and focus on getting themselves into blue or green zones. Kids that identify in the green or blue zones will be sent to the Our Town game. Here, they will interact through the monster they designed with other characters in the town. Characters will have individual problems that need to be solved. In a choose your own adventure style, kids will make choices about how they interact with these characters. Making good choices will result in reward coins, which they can use later to buy items for their monster in the reward store.
For motivation, kids have the opportunity to customize their own monster. Game rewards give them the chance to earn reward coins. They can add special features to their monsters by using their coins in the reward store.
Parents and Teachers
Parents and Teachers also have their own area where they can keep track of their kids. They can find information about the zones, alerts about the kids, and give rewards.
This app also coordinates with a responsive website that includes all the same features.
Mock-ups
Below is a mix of the website and mobile mockups for this project.
