Vanessa Boone Vanessa Boone

Ep. 5: Building Mobile Apps Pt. 2

In this episode, we’re going deeper under the hood of my doctoral project, Systolix. I share the raw results from my first round of usability testing, where I pitted two versions of the app against each other. We'll discuss the comparison, platform paradox of why a difficult building process can yield a more stable product, the danger of breaking your app while trying to improve it, and how these findings are shaping phase two of my research.

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Vanessa Boone Vanessa Boone

Ep. 3: Building Mobile Apps

High blood pressure affects nearly half of all U.S. adults, but how can technology help? This week, we explore the creation of Systolix, a mobile app designed to improve health literacy for hypertension patients. I break down my design process, from applying adult learning principles and microlearning to using no-code tools like Glide to bring the vision to life.

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