Krikey
AR Mobile Game Design
My role: Product Designer
CONTEXT
Krikey is a AR mobile gaming platform that offers a variety of augmented reality games.
I was brought on as a Product Designer (August 2020–) to:
- analyze user data
- ideate and design new features
- contribute to the design system
AVATARS FEATURE
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Problem
Users don’t feel connected to the Krikey platform
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Insights
How can we create more personalized identity within the Krikey platform?
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Solution
Create an Avatars feature, allowing users to create a mini-me in games.
Process
Key Features
01 CUSTOMIZATION
Users can customize their avatar’s face, hair, clothing, and accessories.
02 SUB-SELECTION
Users can select colors for
each article of clothing, and use a slider to choose skin color.
03 ANIMATE
Users can animate and record their avatars waving, proposing, laughing, and more.
04 SHARE
Share videos to the Krikey feed or crosspost to other apps!
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
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Champion diversity in the Avatar creation process
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Create a dynamic Avatar that can be used across Krikey games
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Encourage AR video creation and sharing virality
METRICS OF SUCCESS
Avatars remains the most popular feature inside the Krikey platform since its launch in early 2021.
- 500k + Avatars created
- 500k + Avatar videos generated
- 300% increase in monthly active users since Avatars launched
VIDEO REACTION FLOW REDESIGN
Krikey, a gaming platform with a large existing user base, is seeking new ways to socially engage users and build community within the app.
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Problem
The existing AR video creation flow was rarely used by users becuase of its inaccessible user experience.
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Insights
How do we encourage users to create and share video content?
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Solution
Re-design the existing video creation flow to allow users to intuitively create, edit, and upload videos.
01 ENTERING THE VIDEO CREATION FLOW
1.1 Old Designs
1.2 Re-Design
NAVIGATION
In the redesign, I created a video creation CTA that sits on the bottom right corner of the homepage
SELECTION
The CTA leads into a searchable bird selection screen that allows users to easily and clearly select the bird they want to record in AR.
02 RECORDING
I standardized the buttons on this screen so the major actions– redo, next, and record– are all easily accessible from the bottom row. I also included a progress bar at the top that visually denotes how much time the user spent recording the AR bird versus their own reaction.
03 VIDEO EDITING
I created a bottom navigation to house all the editing features and allow users to see what’s available at a glance. Adapted the carousel to dynamic drawers that house tappable elements such as stickers and hashtags for easy addition. I also standardized the colors to a primary pink and secondary blue to increase accessibility and decrease visual clutter.
04 POSTING![]()
Previously, when users tapped ‘done’ on the top right corner, the video would automatically start posting to the video feed, leading to a lot of accidental uploads. 
In the re-design, after the user taps done, they are taken to a final screen where they can preview their video, with options to post to the video feed or externally share.
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
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Direct users to create videos with a clear CTA on the homepage
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Streamline the process of allowing users to select which bird they want to record in AR
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Simplify and declutter the UI, reinforce Krikey branding
METRICS OF SUCCESS
- Number of users who interact with the video creation feature
- Number of videos generated by users
- Number of videos posted to the video feed
- Number of users who drop off before completing their video
- Time spent in the video creation flow
