Play4Nature
Play4Nature
Spreading Awareness to Local Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Spreading Awareness to Local Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Support Wildlife Conservation
Support Wildlife Conservation
Engaging Education & Quests
Engaging Education & Quests
Find Nearby Events
Find Nearby Events
Find Nearby Events
Connect with the Community
Connect with the Community
Level Up & Earn Badges
Level Up & Earn Badges
Level Up & Earn Badges
Claim Prizes
Claim Prizes
Team
Team
1 Designer, 1 Developer
1 Designer, 1 Developer
Timeline
Timeline
March 2025 (24 hours)
March 2025 (24 hours)
Tools
Tools
Figma, Swift, xCode
Figma, Swift, xCode
Project Overview
Project Overview
Project Overview
Play4Nature is a mobile app that connects people with local wildlife conservation efforts through gamified experiences. By offering location-based recommendations for donations, conservation news, volunteer opportunities, and rewarding actions, we make conservation engaging, accessible, and impactful.
This project was quickly developed for Hack4Impact-UMD's annual Hackathon and was awarded for Best Overall Hack.
Play4Nature is a mobile app that connects people with local wildlife conservation efforts through gamified experiences. By offering location-based recommendations for donations, conservation news, volunteer opportunities, and rewarding actions, we make conservation engaging, accessible, and impactful.
This project was quickly developed for Hack4Impact-UMD's annual Hackathon and was awarded for Best Overall Hack.
Product Goal
Product Goal
Product Goal
Many people want to support conservation but feel disconnected or unsure where to start. As study in Gua Ma Lu National Park found that locals often know less about nearby conservation efforts than visitors. Meanwhile, small conservation groups struggle with visibility and funding.
Play4Nature bridges this gap by connecting users with nearby initiatives through education, personalized recommendations, and interactive challenges.
Many people want to support conservation but feel disconnected or unsure where to start. As study in Gua Ma Lu National Park found that locals often know less about nearby conservation efforts than visitors. Meanwhile, small conservation groups struggle with visibility and funding.
Play4Nature bridges this gap by connecting users with nearby initiatives through education, personalized recommendations, and interactive challenges.
My Role
My Role
As the designer, I created and prototyped 8 interactive screens in Figma, handing them off to my developer teammate to bring the product to life.
As the designer, I created and prototyped 8 interactive screens in Figma, handing them off to my developer teammate to bring the product to life.
I was independently in charge of designing the app's features and interactions and creating UI components from scratch in Figma.
I was independently in charge of designing the app's features and interactions and creating UI components from scratch in Figma.
Learnings & Outcomes
Learnings & Outcomes
We won Best Overall Hack and scored highest in the social good and visual design categories!
We won Best Overall Hack and scored highest in the social good and visual design categories!
I learned to always have a plan: Manage the scope well, and make priorities!
I found that it's especially important to be mindful of collaboration, who you're working with, and time allocation depending on the team I'm working with.
I learned to always have a plan: Manage the scope well, and make priorities!
I found that it's especially important to be mindful of collaboration, who you're working with, and time allocation depending on the team I'm working with.
