UW - Nature Collection App Design

Kids are spending far less time outdoors which poses a real threat to nature conservation. Professor Josh Lawler and Katie Davies were awarded a University of Washington Innovation Award to develop an app for elementary school children (grades 3-5) that encourages them to go outside and connect with nature. The app aims to engage children in an exploration of the natural world by allowing them to build, curate, and share nature photo collections.

Leapfrog built components including the mobile apps for kids, researchers, and teachers. The app has gamification elements to engage kids and facilitate learning. These elements include avatars, photo challenges, photo classification, and badges as rewards.

Read the full case study here:
https://www.lftechnology.com/casestudy/nature-collection/