PlanTorres - Boost Lectura

This was a small redesign and accessibility QA I did for an English game our Spanish team was trying to repurpose. We wanted to create a second game but it needed to accommodate more content which caused a lot of design and technical obstacles. This redesign was completed in a two week sprint.

Original

Goals:

Originally, we set out to give this game a simple face lift. After working with content specialists, we realized we could utilize this UI redesign as a way to integrate more difficult lessons, making the game useful for more grade levels.

Redesign letter tiles to fit more letters
Design an updated drag and drop mechanism to improve accessibility
Create a new game concept that was enjoyable but also cohesive with the original

New version

Obstacles:

Limited screen space

I needed to fit up to 18 letters on the board (the largest word in the original was 8 letters)
I needed to resize all the elements to fit larger tiles and make sure they still read as dragable tiles for our younger grades

*Design specs

Obstacles:

Accessibility, Time

I shared the new drag and drop design with stakeholders and we agreed that updating the game to be more accessible was worth spending a little more time on it. I was able to update the keyboard navigation as well.
Since this game was the successor of the original, we needed to update the original game with the new accessibility redesign

Design Brainstorm

We had a short time frame to decide on a new story concept and the new game rewards

Since the UI moves vertically as the game progresses, we needed to come up with a concept that told a story through one background
We also needed to create game rewards that fit the narrative of the game and could be repeated through different colors because of our time crunch
Some ideas were: Around the world, rainforest, and a microcosm. Ultimately the stakeholders decided to go with the microcosm idea

Final UI Designs

Finally, I created the game rewards and design specs. I worked with developers to ensure the accessibility updates on both games were done

The game rewards had to be simple and reuseable
I also created the progress screens and other assets that fit both the English and Spanish game
I worked with a new developer to figure out how the backend now would accommodate the new game tiles and asset sizes