Next-Gen Donors: Designing a Virtual Reality Blood Donation App for Young Donors
Disciplines
Databases and Information Systems | Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces | Software Engineering
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Blood donation is a fundamental procedure in healthcare. Donors can donate blood to help those in need, but sometimes, the process may be timely and uneasy to understand. This results in a shortage of blood donations. In addition to this factor, most donors are over the age of 45 and the percentage of young adult donors ages 17 to 24 have fallen from 13.07% to 7.2% in 2022-2023 according to NHS Blood and Transplant. To encourage young adults to donate blood and establish a simple donation process, we created a blood donation app called,”The VR Blood Donation Company”. The goal of our app is to increase donor engagement, specifically in young adults, improve blood donor management, and facilitate the connection between donors. The app includes features such as virtual reality, scheduling appointments, and communication with clinics. By using frontend programming, HTML and CSS, we made the app visually appealing to the eye and through backend programming, JavaScript, the app is able to store user information and enhance the navigation of the app. Our objective is to make a positive impact on the healthcare industry and promote blood donations. The VR Blood Donation Company makes this objective possible by encouraging young adults through virtual reality and aesthetic designs, simplifying the donation process with straightforward navigation, and ultimately saving those in need.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
CCSE - Information Technology
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Maria Valero de Clemente
Next-Gen Donors: Designing a Virtual Reality Blood Donation App for Young Donors
Blood donation is a fundamental procedure in healthcare. Donors can donate blood to help those in need, but sometimes, the process may be timely and uneasy to understand. This results in a shortage of blood donations. In addition to this factor, most donors are over the age of 45 and the percentage of young adult donors ages 17 to 24 have fallen from 13.07% to 7.2% in 2022-2023 according to NHS Blood and Transplant. To encourage young adults to donate blood and establish a simple donation process, we created a blood donation app called,”The VR Blood Donation Company”. The goal of our app is to increase donor engagement, specifically in young adults, improve blood donor management, and facilitate the connection between donors. The app includes features such as virtual reality, scheduling appointments, and communication with clinics. By using frontend programming, HTML and CSS, we made the app visually appealing to the eye and through backend programming, JavaScript, the app is able to store user information and enhance the navigation of the app. Our objective is to make a positive impact on the healthcare industry and promote blood donations. The VR Blood Donation Company makes this objective possible by encouraging young adults through virtual reality and aesthetic designs, simplifying the donation process with straightforward navigation, and ultimately saving those in need.