livin_local's Introduction

LIVIN' LOCAL

Persona: An adventurous traveler wanting to be immersed in the local culture - a true global citizen.

Needs/Goals:

Wants to learn more hidden or off-the-beaten path sites or locations.
Needs to have a different experience when traveling aside from the common online recommendations.

Frustrations/Pain points:

Always getting the same popular tourist spots or attractions recommendations online.
Going to popular places and find it overcrowded and underwhelming.
Limited resources to find places that locals love.
Hard to find like-minded travelers.

Problem Statement:

Travelers need a source of fresher location ideas that locals enjoy, so that they can immerse themselves more in the local culture for a more fulfilling travel experience.
Travelers need a space to share and review a local place that they enjoyed,for other similar travelers to see.

Solution Statement: We believe by providing a mobile/web app that allows immersive travelers to explore local spots, share visited places and their experiences - we will help them to discover hidden gems and cultivate a renewed perspective in traveling.

User Stories:

As a traveler, I want to see "hidden" places that locals enjoy that other tourists may not know or usually go to, so that I can add them to my lists of places to visit.
As a traveler, I want to be able to create or share a place that I have visited, so that other people may be inspired to visit it,as well.
As a traveler, I want to be able to give reviews or comments on a particular place so that others may have a more pleasant travel experience through that information.

ERD: https://github.com/upieez/livin_local/blob/master/Livin'Local%20App%20ERD.pdf

Userflow: https://github.com/upieez/livin_local/blob/master/livinlocal_userflow.pdf

Wireframe: https://github.com/upieez/livin_local/blob/master/livinlocal_wireframe.pdf

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