Melting pot
Wageningen Historic town in Gelderland, spanning 32 km2 Wageningen University of Life Sciences- Dutch public university City of Life Sciences and central city in Food Valley Food valley is largest food nutrition R&D cluster in the world
Challenges of new environment Lack of info on shops/ restaurants/ friends in the neighbourhood Transportation Language barrier on products Budget/ finances No friends, no family Weather- constant need for an umbrella!
Background and motivation Different food traditions- challenge to adapt to new environment Need for information on wide variety of food ingredients, restaurants Best prices and quality Networking with people of different backgrounds Ease of access of android
Melting pot Aim: Developing a platform for the students to communicate and exchange information with each other As designers, we have created only a foundation of the app and it is completely customizable by the users enabling them to develop and improve it themselves
It’s all communication! The overview Melting Pot Students Network Location of friends Personal profile Restaurants Location Rating Food Stores Merchants Personal Store(F/R) It’s all communication!
The walkthrough..
The walkthrough.. The primary functions of the app is displayed This function available only for students Merchants directly taken to the page of the store/restaurant
The walkthrough.. Profile page Editable and customizable by the user Top reviews, favourite places and food items all displayed Option available to share or block location
The walkthrough.. Ingredient console
The walkthrough.. Ingredients search Ingredients page
The walkthrough.. Stores search Stores page Ingredients search Ingredients page
The walkthrough.. Diner console
The walkthrough.. Diner page
The walkthrough.. QR code will be a main feature of the app Shop specific QR codes will be made available in the vicinity of the shop Easy access to all information and reviews of the app
The walkthrough.. Locations page
Coming up.. Chat window and friend circles
Looking back and looking on… Make the student’s kitchen and stay more homely Bring fellow students closer Expand by adding Chat function Resources to find Events/ parties Friend circles
Christos Panagopoulos Qian Liu Siyu Li Jan Godzimirski Pradyumna M K Joao Figueira Dong Woo Kwak