Um artefato digital para auxiliar a gestão de resgate e adoção de gatos

Abstract

This work reports a digital artifact design to aid collaborative work of rescuing and adopting cats. Based on Design and Human-Computer Interaction concepts, as well as in the extension project “Gatinhos da UFRN” context, the Double Diamond methodology was used to guide the process of artifact interface elaborating, being divided into two phases. The first phase refers to problem discovery and definition stages, in which focus groups were held with volunteers from the extension project in order to complement the author's previous knowledge about the problem. Then, flowcharts were created for representing visually the cat rescue and adoption process, in addition to a data dictionary. These materials resulted in the digital artifact requirements definition, among which some were prioritized for its initial version. In the second phase of the methodology, alternative solutions were created for the artifact interface through prototypes. These were then evaluated in a new focus group with volunteers from the extension project. Based on the analyzed screens during the dynamics, the participants reported their opinions, doubts and suggestions, and answered the SUS (System Usability Scale) questionnaire. The presented solution assists in the organization and understanding of the processes and actors involved, helps to avoid loss of information and allows them to be updated and consulted at different times and locations. Thus, the artifact has potential to cover rescue and adoption of other animals, contributing to the reduction of the abandoned animal population and its negative impacts.