MX: Back Home scenarios

What if I am a freshman in college and am from out of state. I want to be connected more with my family/friends/community back at home.

Back Home will be an app and website that will provide students a way to stay connected with their home when they are away. By creating a profile and by inviting friends and family members to Back Home via the app or site they will be able to experience home away from home. This whole system will help the students stay at ease when they are nervous being away. The app and site will track what their family or friends are doing and provide the students opportunity to add to their experience and vice versa.  

With live alerts on your mobile device you can keep up to date with big events or places your family or friends are at giving you a sense of still being apart of their lives.

What if I am starting to get a little homesick as I am missing my home/old room.

The online memory of your room will help the college student adjust and feel at ease by letting them customize their new home by projecting their fondest things from home. So whether it is your favorite wall with all your friends written notes or your favorite poster of David Bowie they can be customized and formatted to your new space at college.

Customizing your room is easy, and if your parents have put up new things or have surprised you with a note or something special you can  see the latest additions to your old room. You can choose to put them up in your own new room, keeping you in touch. 

What if I miss seeing my mom. 

This system will include a video chat and the option to project the person you are talking to on your wall so they feel like they are actually there with you in your dorm room. The app for the computer will use the built in projector and project an HD image of your mother as if she was in the room with you. 

What if I miss hearing/going to my little brother’s soccer games back at home.

with the Back Home app your family can live record the game on their phone app and stream it live to you or can record it for you to watch later on. If live, the user can be projected at the game to cheer on their little brother as they score a goal! Also at the same time you can project the game from your computer in your own space seeing it at a larger scale so that you can have the sense you are really there amongst all the action. 

What if I live on a lake back at home, and moving into an inner city college makes me miss my hometown surroundings even more.

The Back Home app will allow you to set up a listing of where you are from (town/city/state/etc) you can choose your favorite place and set it as your live background both on your app page but also as your home on the hub site. When using the site on your computer you can project it in your room with a live feed you both will be able to see and hear your old tromping grounds. And when you just want to hear the sound you can just pull out your phone app and have the live feed near you when you cannot project it. 

In addition to being able to projecting your own home Back Home will suggest places near by that have similar elements that you are missing back at home. Places that can give you the same feeling as home. 

What if my parents went to the state fair, and feel bad I wasn’t able to go since I am in college.

Not being able to physically be there is a problem of the past, with Back Home you can project all the fun sites in your own space. You will be able to interact with vendors, so if you find that one cool thing you really have to have you Back Home will give you the option to purchase it and ship it to your dorm or apartment at college. In addition to being able to see your homes state fair Back Home can tell you about local state fairs in your college area. This can provide you an opportunity to share your new homes state fair with friends and family back at your old home. Options to interact such as purchasing goods or going on rides will be offered to both parties using the app on any mobile device. 

How can I find out who else is from my hometown around here?

When going to a new school finding people from your area can be a task. With the Back Home app you will be provided a list of people at your school and possible other close colleges who are from your area. That way you can go and meet new friends and become more comfortable in your new place of living. But it doesn't always have to be someone from your home, Back Home will also alert you if someone has been interacting with someone from your home town. They might be someone who you can relate to and possibly become friends with also. 

What if I want to connect with other people that go to a nearby college that are also from my hometown? It will be nice to have friends that can relate to my home state.

If you haven't already been suggested at previous interactions with the app or site, while out and about if you are at the store or a restaurant and someone else has the Back Home app they will be added to your suggested friends list, with live notifications and mobile phone “places” Back Home will be able to tell you if someone around you is from your hometown or state. 

What if I want to share my hometown interests/photos to my new friends?

If you find a new friend that has Back Home you can send objects to be placed in their “home” creating a customized room that both reflects their old memories while also updating with their new memories. Things can be added or denied via the app or site. Using the site you will be able to place the new memories where ever you want to when projecting your old room. 

What if I am a foreign exchange student, and I want to see if there are any college clubs for the people of my home country?  

After confirming where you are from via the app or on the online hub you will be able to input your likes, interests, hobbies, etc. then Back Home will find clubs, associations, or people with similar likes or beliefs allowing you to assimilate easily. In addition to clubs the app will find businesses, services, or facilities that can cater to your culture or origin.