Research
I was given two days to complete the challenge. It was difficult to secure five children from Malaysia to interview on such short notice so I opted instead to interview five adults, of which three are Malaysians and two are Singaporeans with roots in Malaysia; all five interviewees regularly visit their kampung (Malay word for “village”) in Malaysia.
My questions were focused towards the life of children in kampungs as I wanted my solution to be as accessible as possible and I needed to better understand if mobile phone access was common for children not just in the city, but in the rural kampung as well.
Through my interviews, I learned that most children in kampungs do have mobile phones though these are hand-me-downs (this is supported by four out of five interviewees). An interesting insight learned was that Wi-Fi is not at all common in a kampung (only one interviewee shared that Wi-Fi is easily available in his kampung).
Another interesting insight gathered was that most children living in a kampung only spoke Malay or Mandarin. I made sure to include a language option into the app; particularly in the account creation screen.
My questions were focused towards the life of children in kampungs as I wanted my solution to be as accessible as possible and I needed to better understand if mobile phone access was common for children not just in the city, but in the rural kampung as well.
Through my interviews, I learned that most children in kampungs do have mobile phones though these are hand-me-downs (this is supported by four out of five interviewees). An interesting insight learned was that Wi-Fi is not at all common in a kampung (only one interviewee shared that Wi-Fi is easily available in his kampung).
Another interesting insight gathered was that most children living in a kampung only spoke Malay or Mandarin. I made sure to include a language option into the app; particularly in the account creation screen.