“GROWTH App”

As you look around, there is always an issue with the environment. There would be garbage/trash on the floor, or other unnecessary things that don't help the environment whilst making it look unpleasant as you walk. People constantly obtain harmful behaviors that are affecting their areas and the ecosystem, such as littering, deforestation, overuse of fossil fuels, etc. With that being said, our project wanted to make an app that can help fix these issues and influence others to create beneficial habits that can create a better environment around us. We called our app GROWTH because the app is supposed to be a way we can see the growth of people changing their harmful actions to positive ones towards their surroundings.

Before making our app, we as a group had to interview multiple students and staff in our school to get their insight on how they felt about the environment. After collecting that information, we moved on to drawing sketches of how the app could look like. Then, we distributed our designs to Figma, a website where we can make prototypes of our app design.

Basically, the app works by creating a profile, and documenting what oneself has seen that day in their environment. For example, they can log “I saw a lot of trash on the floor”. The app then asks them what they can do to fix the problem, which results in them having two options, based on the response they stated. The options are “Community Center” and “DIY”. If they pick Community Center, the app will then provide available community centers in their area that they can choose to fix their issue. They can then contact the center or reach out to the center as a way of volunteering to fix their issue. If they pick “DIY”, the app would then list multiple DIY projects/tasks that they can attempt to do, based on their problem. It would provide correct instructions depending on the task they choose; after they complete their task they can take a picture to show their achievement. However, if they are unable to start their task on that day, GROWTH provides a messaging system where someone can type when they wish to start the project, to save for later. You can see different people’s comments about a project or when they want to start a project. GROWTH is a fun way to do tasks with others while saving the environment at the same time.