Born and raised in China, Reina is now a MA User Experience Design student at Ual, in UK. In 2014, she received her Bachelors degree in Commercial Design degree from Chung Yuan Christian University in Taiwan. She makes a speciality of branding, integrated marketing and graphic design, and has a special interest in the areas related to user experience, interactive and digital design. Due to having a background in the cultures of these three places, she developed her mind in a more diverse way. In her spare time, she enjoys spending her time in traveling, movies, fashions, and making new friends.
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By struggling with various psychological difficulties such as a sense of not belongings, loneliness, feeling lost and homesick, Chinese international students are facing a serious social challenge. Our research led to a discovery that food is an efficient vehicle to meet their needs. This exploration of food as a way to build social connections for Chinese international students resulted in the design of our social application.
By using food and food-related activities to match and gather people, students gain more opportunities to expand their social networks both online and offline. As students using our platform search, chat and participate in food-related activities we hope that they will be able to build more efficient and meaningful friendships in the UK.
By struggling with various psychological difficulties such as a sense of not belongings, loneliness, feeling lost and homesick, Chinese international students are facing a serious social challenge. Our research led to a discovery that food is an efficient vehicle to meet their needs. This exploration of food as a way to build social connections for Chinese international students resulted in the design of our social application.
By using food and food-related activities to match and gather people, students gain more opportunities to expand their social networks both online and offline. As students using our platform search, chat and participate in food-related activities we hope that they will be able to build more efficient and meaningful friendships in the UK.