LIGHTHOUSE
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Walking home in the dark can be a negative experience that many young adults face daily. The safety of those who walk home alone at night is frequently put at risk. Young adults, in particular, must face this discomfort because they have limited transportation options late at night and may not have the funds to avoid the walk.

OVERVIEW
This project spanned ten weeks during Winter 2018 in the course HCDE 318: Introduction to User Centered Design. We have built a a mobile application paired with a smartwatch extension called LightHouse to help address the lack of security young adults face on their commute home at night.
VISION STATEMENT
We hope that our solution will help young adults feel more at ease during their walk home. Our mobile application and smartwatch extension will give users the tools to feel safe in a variety of situations by contacting their friends and family during the walk or reaching authorities if need be. Our solution can create safer communities and empower users to make informed decisions about their own safety.
TEAM

Kathy Bui

Kendra Specht
Sophomore majoring in Computer Science.

Irene Lu