Challenge Overview
Overview
- We are looking for ideas for a Camera App that will be installed in a kids smartwatch, that allows kids of age 5 ~ 11 years old, typical users of this watch, to decorate photos with fonts, stickers, frames, and filters. Options for sketch effects that turn images into art or comic work would be a plus. Such said decorations shall be kids-friendly, not suggesting any sexy stuff or bad language.
- The objective of the camera app is to inspire creativity so that kids can have some fun decorating pictures and sharing with friends and approved contacts.
- The watch is paired to a companion app where parents can see their location, approve contacts, input activities, reminders, and alarms.
- This app is a showcase app and will be assigned a short-cut complication so it can be accessed from the home screen.
Key Requirements
- Kids should be allowed to import photos from the gallery and decorate the photos.
- Photos can be decorated with filters, stickers, fonts, etc.
- The Camera app should provide intuitive and easy directions for kids with a wide range of reading skills.
- Decorated photos can be sent by messaging directly from the camera app.
- Sharing is allowed only to approved contacts. That feature is already set up in the watch, where kids can only communicate with contacts approved by the primary parent.
- Metadata like geolocation need to be removed from pictures before sending out.
- Pictures sent and received, are limited to 1MB.
- All pictures and videos shall be encrypted before sending.
- All pictures and videos stored in the watch shall be encrypted.
- Videos capturing are kept at 15 sec (1MB).
- We expect the app to be intuitive and easy to use.
- Sharing with friends and family should be easy.
Device Info
- Type: Kids smartwatch with 4G LTE cellular capabilities
- SOC: Qualcomm SDW2500
- Camera:
- Type: front camera (selfie only)
- Resolution: 5MP
- Focus: fixed
- Zoom type: digital
- Flash: No
- Aperture: F2.2
- Field of View: 84 degrees
- Video capture resolution: 720p
- Video capture speed: max 30 fps
- Sensors: Accel/Gyro, Magnetometer, Mic, Vibrator, Proximity Sensor
- Connectivity: LTE, Wi-Fi, BLE, GPS, GNSS, E911
- Platform: Android 8.1 (Oreo), non-GMS device
- Display: square 1.4”, OLED, 320x360 pixels, 23.84 mm x 26.82 mm
- Memory: 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage
- Battery: 1~2 days
- Waterproof: IP68
- Functionality: allow parents to track the kid’s location, send messages to kids, as well as make voice calls.
Judging Criteria
- How easy is it to implement with technology in the watch?
- How refined is the proposal with sketches, narratives, and journey maps?
- Does the proposal provide a summary user flow, from the time the app is open, what user see and what options are shown to the user?
- Does the proposal include any backing why it will succeed, supported by data and observations in kids?
- Thru the course of the app experience, does the proposal address how to keep the kids going?
- Has the proposal put thoughts on how to entice kids to use the app?
- Is the proposal different enough from what already exists to add additional value?
- How rational is the proposal?
- How likely is the proposal to delight the user?
- Is the proposal objective with little verbosity?
- Does the proposal promote fun and inspiration to learn?
Checkpoint Prizes
We’ll be awarding 10 checkpoint prizes at $50 each. You do not have to submit for the checkpoint to earn final prizes, but you need to submit to the final phase in order to qualify for the checkpoint prize.
Checkpoint submission deadline is Wednesday 08.26.2020 12:00 EDT.
Final Submission Guidelines
- At a minimum, you should submit a PDF or word document that clearly explains your idea and the expected user flow.
- It would help if you can include sketches, UI mockups, narratives, etc… in your submission to help illustrate the idea
- It should be written in plain English.
- You may include more than 1 idea in your submission, but make sure you present each of them clearly.
- Please follow the template we provided in the forum to present your idea.