DESIGN THINKINGLUFO: AN APP TO STOP

OBESITYHannah Monroe

ABOUT 17% OF CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 AND 19

ARE OVERWEIGHT*

*According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO RISE IN OBESITY

• Genetics• Unhealthy diets• Lack of exercise

SOLUTION

• LUFO (Let Us Fight Obesity): an app that provides daily exercises of varying lengths and difficulties• Uses motion sensors to detect movements• Awards points for accurately performing the motions• Exchanges points for coupons and discounts at stores,

restaurants, event tickets, etc. at sponsoring companies

PROTOTYPE

Congratulations!

You just earned 570

points!Keep

exercising!

Redeem

points!

Free drink with

purchase of a

meal: 250

points

20% off entire

purchase: 500 points

$10 off entire purchase: 300 points

NEXT STEPS

• Hire a developer• Register for a developer account• Test app• Upload to app store• Get feedback from users• Make reforms using feedback