Going out on your own is tough. Finances are not typically taught in the gradeschool years or even college years for most students. But what if there was a way to make it fun? Budget Pursuit is the perfect way to gameify your finances. Create your character and level them up based on your financial goals!

My Roles & Responsibilities	Project Length
UI/UX Engineer Created user profile Created UI style guide & 2D assets Implemented UI mockups	HackGT 2019 36-Hour Hackathon 25 October - 27 October, 2019

• Challenges

• My team and I only had 36 hours to complete the project.
• Due to the time crunch, we elected to build the game utilizing React Native versus a tool better suited to game development, such as Unity.
• Again due to the time crunch, we were unable to create a lot of our own assets and had to rely on preexisting sprites.

• User Research & Target Audience

User Information

Who is the ideal user? Preferably a senior in high school or older. User is coming into adulthood that is managing their finances on their own for the first time, perhaps even planning for the future. Is into video games, especially roleplaying games (RPGs).

Motivations

Why would the user use this app? Wants to learn how to properly manage their finances in a way that is easy to grasp but is also fun. User could be looking to make a big purchase such as a home or a vehicle and would like help saving money every month until they are ready. What would motivate the user to continue using this app? If user sees financial growth, they may continue using the app to keep saving more and more money. To continue leveling up their RPG character.

Constraints

What would be the reason(s) the user stops using or uninstalls the app? User is not seeing any results; their finances feel the same. The RPG aspect stops being fun or is not fun for them from the get-go.

• Wireframe

• Style Guide & Mockups

• Results

• Project was submitted to HackGT 2019 and was presented to the Atlanta-based financial technology company NCR.
• I learned how to make a game in React Native!
• In the past, I have built things for hackathons with the sole purpose of trying to win; not really thinking who would actually get benefits from using it if it were widely released. I can proudly say that Budget Pursuit is different! If my team and I continued development and released it, I could genuinely see myself using the app.