COLLEGE OF CREATIVE ART UITM KAMPUS PUNCAK ALAM 42300 KUALA SELANGOR SELANGOR DEPARTMENT OF CREATIVE GAME DESIGN CGD 532: MULTIMEDIA DESIGN STUDY ASSIGNMENT 1: IDEA PROPOSAL / ANALYSIS PREPARED FOR: PN. FATIMAH ZAHRA BINTI ROS AZMAN STUDENT NAME: NURSYAHIRAH YUSRI 2022491256 CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 APPS RESEARCH AND STUDIES 3.0 SWOT ANALYSIS 4.0 PROBLEM AND SOLUTION/ADDITION 5.0 IDEATION AND PROPOSAL 6.0 REFERENCES 1.0 INTRODUCTION Most women instinctively knew that regular activities like living alone, exercising, going on dates, leaving the house, or not leaving the house, could pose a threat to them. Women tells each other to avoid going anywhere alone. When dining outside, drinks should never be left alone. Check the back seats and lock the doors after getting into car, strolling with keys between their fingers, keeping pepper spray on key chains, or conversing on the phone with a companion until they felt at ease, these are a few ways and examples of ways to protect ourselves from unwanted danger. It is not often a stranger hiding in the shadows who poses the greatest danger; it is those we are acquainted with who cause the most harm. To make use of all the technology we already have on our phones and smartwatches nowadays, many safety apps are invented to assist and protect human beings from any kind of threat. Most of the apps comes with multiple functions and varies from one another. To determine the strength and weakness of an app, an analysis was made, and the results will help to optimize another new app development. 2.0 APPS RESEARCH AND STUDIES Apps UI Circulo ⚫ UX Bright colors are used ⚫ Function Focuses on ⚫ Connects user with making it easier to individual security up to 6 people in a navigate around the as the app has zero circle. apps. access to user’s ⚫ personal this app are information. ⚫ Circulo offers a safe Conversations on encrypted. ⚫ channel of doesn’t require log in or phone number communication for to use journalists, activists, and human rights ⚫ Unique graphics and who rely on their complete with simple groups and but sufficient networks in order to information at one time confront and oppose harassment and abuse. Shake2Safety ⚫ Unflattering UI design ⚫ Too sensitive to function ⚫ Only available for android ⚫ Shake phone or press the power button four times to activate the app. ⚫ Works on locked screen ⚫ Can be used without internet connection. ⚫ Notify current location to closed ⚫ contact via text Designed solely for the function not when the app is the triggered aesthetics Bsafe ⚫ Used red to contrast with ⚫ User can choose to ⚫ Videos and audio the app dark purple connect the apps are automatically background. with their close recorded when the contact or not. SOS alarm is ⚫ charge. ⚫ triggered. Has a subscription ⚫ Provide live streaming to users Was released in beta contact when in and unstable. danger. ⚫ ⚫ User is ⚫ Activated by user’s Designed to be an uncomfortable when accessible app when this app record uuser is in videos and sounds at ⚫ Live GPS tracking danger random times. to the said contacts voice. when needed. ⚫ Fake call to get user out of unpleasant situation I’m Safe ⚫ App ui on website ⚫ Loading screen took Let selected contact appears nice and user too long to access know user’s friendly. the app. whereabouts. ⚫ The UI shown on ⚫ ⚫ Alerts the said their website is not contacts when there the same as the is emergency actual app. ⚫ ⚫ Not user friendly as However actual UI of this it is hard to navigate apps were only like this. through the app. Noonlight ⚫ Noonlight has an ⚫ Users can send and ⚫ With the click of a organized and clean receive comforting button, user can theme that helps users messages from other call for help navigate well through the noonlight users. assistance to your app. ⚫ location. Authorities showed up when alerted by this app. ⚫ Save information like who, when, ⚫ ⚫ The important buttons such as the one that are set to notify contacts and ⚫ Subscriptions are and where you're required for the app meeting to your to function to its Schedule in case max potential. something goes Only available in wrong. America. ⚫ Add friends to your cancel buttons are clearly Safety Network so defined and able to be they can keep easily monitoring over differentiated by users. you if you go lost. 3.0 SWOT ANALYSIS App Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat Circulo doesn’t require name or User probably Improve the app Other apps phone number, easy to cannot recover offline function. could make their use, is designed to their account. apps offline as address both online and well. offline threats or harassment. Shake2Safety Tapping the power button four times or shaking the Only available Update a better Any other apps on android. UI and develop that are an IOS version. available on phone will send emergency messages to a multiple contact. it can also record platforms. audio and video right away Bsafe Activated by touch or Breach of user’s Fix their user saying a key phrase. also privacy. privacy policy. live-streams and records whatever emergency the person are in, sends your location to your contact along with the audio and Circulo app. video, and has a timer alarm and a siren-built in. I’m Safe Registered close contacts Loading screen Create a widget will be able to locate the took too long to for a quick person immediately. load when user access to the They are developing a must open the app. safety marker to indicate app to call SOS. Circulo app. which areas are safe and which ones you should avoid. Noonlight They have an excellent Not available in Expand their Has less first responder team that certain region. operating exposure than locations. apps that are will take care of any situation their users are available in. worldwide. 4.0 PROBLEM AND SOLUTION/ADDITION Circulo Problem Solution Does not have a system to alert Install a program similar to alarm nearby pedestrians to seek help that could startle the attacker and when their user is feeling attract passersby attention. threatened. Shake2Safety The possibility of the user Provide more ways and options to miscounts the amount of time they trigger the app. tapped on the power button might cause the app failed to function on time. Bsafe Bsafe are reportedly recording Fix the bus that causes such audios and videos at random times problem to occur as unnecessary without any emergency triggered. videos could breach the user’s privacy. I’m Safe User in danger might not have the Create a shortcut that is easy to be time to search up and tag locations triggered by user. they were in. Noonlight User’s hand might slip off while To avoid user fingers from slipping holding the in-app button until they away from the screen, we can use feel safe again. power button or volume button. 5.0 IDEATION AND PROPOSAL 5W1H IDEA What Personal safety apps that can activate blaring alarm and notify authority and close contacts. Why Most of the time, when someone is in panic, they can’t think logically and use regular safety apps where they can also alarm the attacker. Where Malaysia. Who Anyone - especially young teenager, women and elderly. When Traveling alone, track movement and whereabouts. How Can be triggered with voice above 75 decibels and excessive unusual motion or shock detected using accelerometer and motion tracker on phone. APP FEATURES Motion sensor Tracks users’ unusual movement . Voice sensor Detects voices above 65 -75dB (can be customized). Gps location tracker Close contacts are able to access user location with their permission. Community page A place where users can share tips and posts. Will filter and ban suspicious users. Safety pin Shares safety level of an area with the app’s communities. 6.0 REFERENCES 1. Pallavi. (2021, May 26). Best Free Personal Safety Apps. MobileAppAaily. https://www.mobileappdaily.com/products/personal-safety-apps 2. LLC, P. A. (2021, November 29). Círculo. App Store. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/c%C3%ADrculo/id1571749642 3. BSafe. (2019, January 18). Personal safety app bsafe, re-launches with new technology to potentially save lives. PR Newswire: press release distribution, targeting, monitoring and marketing. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/personal-safety-app-bsafere-launches-with-new-technology-to-potentially-save-lives-300780716.html 4. Shake2safety - Personal Safety App - Amazon.com. (n.d.). https://www.amazon.com/photonapps-Shake2Safety-Personal-Safetyapp/dp/B00S98ILN8 5. Giordano, M. (2023, July 24). The best personal safety devices, apps, and wearables. Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/best-personal-safety-tech/ 6. Leading safety products and technologies. Noonlight. (n.d.). https://www.noonlight.com/
