Roommate App
The conflict was never really about dishes in the sink. Research revealed that roommate friction starts long before move-in, in the gap between what people expect and what they never thought to say. AI-assisted prototyping helped us close that gap faster, turning research findings into high-fidelity concepts that four domain experts helped pressure-test.
Client
HCI Design Foundations
Roommate Finding
My Role
UX Researcher
Mixed Methods
Duration
5 months
2025
Insight
When looking for roommates, users desire a deeper understanding of the person they might live with, but the real differentiator is in the app's ability to guide users through what it would look like to live with someone long-term before the lease is signed.
🔍 KEY INSIGHT
Roommate friction stems from "invisible" expectations - the Side app focuses on onboarding to include interactive trait nodes.
Outcome
The "Side" Mobile app focuses on user self-discovery; turning traits into actionable scores to help filter potential matches with. The future design of the system would include augmented lease concepts to help users identify healthy matches for the long-term.
