Greenfun Mobile Applikaasje by Xingcheng Zhu

Greenfun Mobile Applikaasje by Xingcheng Zhu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award yn Izer in Mobyle Technologyen, Applikaasjes en Software Ûntwerp Competition Category.

IzerMobyl· 2024

Greenfun Mobile Applikaasje

by Xingcheng Zhu

Client: XC Studio

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Mobyl Category

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The Design

About Greenfun Mobile Applikaasje

Greenfun is in mobile applikaasje dy't ûntworpen is om plantesoarch en miljeubewustwêzen te stypjen. Brûkers identifisearje planten om harren hinne mei in smartphone en nimme digitale ferzjes oan yn in persoanlike tún. Augmented reality lit sjen hoe't de planten feroarje troch de fjouwer jiertiden, wylst lokaasjetechnology helpt om oan te nimmen planten yn 'e buert te finen. Freonen kinne útnûge wurde om mei te dwaan oan natueractiviteiten, en tunen kinne besocht wurde om planten út te wikseljen. Punten fertsjinne troch dizze aksjes jouwe koartingen op de oankeap fan echte planten.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Izer

Greenfun Mobile Applikaasje is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Greenfun Mobile Applikaasje wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Greenfun Mobile Applikaasje wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This product promotes environmental awareness and plant care in engaging ways! Users can identify plants by smart phones in real world and grow them in digital gardens! Additionally, they can invite friends to participate in nature events to explore nature. By accumulating sufficient credits from these activities, they will be eligible for discounts when purchasing real plants.
Dimensions & Packaging: AR technology can be directly placed into the product, produced by designers and does not require a special developer, so it is greatly convenient for designers to play. This App can be used in IOS and Android systems, convenient fo users to use.
Tags: App, Mobile, Plant, Environment, AR, Biodiversity, UX Design
Production Technology: AR technology can help to identify plants more accurate and add virtual animal to describe the plants . Through AR technology, I can see the changes of plants in the four seasons, which increases the interaction. Meanwhile, GPS technology can help locate Adoptable plants nearby.
Design Challenge: Based on the field investigation and analysis by using User Journey and cart sorting, it can be concluded that people's pain point is that they want more interaction, socializing and happiness. So design is from these ideas.
Research: Behavioral maps are used to document readily observable characteristics, movements, and activities, time spent at fixed locations or in a transit, and the details of environmental context. Through this method, we could observe the interaction between the participants and the plants nearby, such as actions and behaviors. In addition, through the records of different people's surveys, we can find out what attracts participants nearby.
Inspiration: According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, as of 2021, approximately 39,500 plant species worldwide are classified as endangered or threatened. The loss and imminent extinction of plant species is a global issue often caused by multiple factors, including human activities, habitat destruction, climate change and illegal collection. Therefore, safeguarding plants starts with raising awareness in our daily life is important. At the same time, many people want to learn about the plants around them but don't have a good way.
Project Duration: The concept was started in April 2018 in Loughborough, U.K, and constantly upgrade until now.
Operation Flow: The operation process is very User-friendly, as long as users register an account, they can go to the neighborhood to identify plants and adopt their own digital plants in the mobile phone. At the same time, they can fill in their friends' accounts to invite them to participate in activities. Users can visit their friends' garden to ask to exchange plants. In the end, they used the points earned for these actions to get discounts on real plant purchases.
Patents: No
Image Credits: All images are credited by the designer Xingcheng Zhu.