Project Abstract
The Massachusetts Rivers Alliance advocates for river protection. To deepen the public’s connection with rivers and expand their advocacy outreach the Alliance wants to promote recreational opportunities in rivers. The goal of our project was to develop a mobile app that makes information about river recreation in Massachusetts more accessible to the public. We used an iterative process of identifying contents, designs, and features to develop the app. We designed the app’s components by integrating the sponsor’s expectations, potential users’ preferences, and best practices. We successfully developed a mobile app, a maintenance manual, and instructions for publishing the app, as well as recommendations for future enhancements. We hope this new app can contribute to the advocacy of rivers.