Big Master Project

at

University of Bayreuth

Chair of

Applied Computer Science 8

Vivek Mahto, Feruz Davletov, Andrej Garaj

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Daniel Buschek

25 October 2022

1 Introduction

Introduction

XploRun, as the name suggests, means the combination of Explore and Run. This Android application lets the user discover running or walking routes in his neighborhood. The application recommends user routes based on his running or walking preferences. The user can navigate these routes with his phone in his pocket, with the assistance of voice instructions.

The idea is to make running interesting for the user, such that he is not bound to only one route and will be inspired to try different variations and compare how he performs in different settings. People often become unenthusiastic thinking of running, but with XploRun we add an element of curiosity to this task, because one never knows what route he will discover, and what will he discover on that route.

XploRun is intelligent, it continuously works on user feedback and updates user preferences such that it can provide him with the best recommendations.

0.1 Compared to similar applications

We analyzed multiple running apps like Travis, Nike Run, Map Runner, etc. Many of these apps don’t provide any route suggestions, the user just runs and they track it and give him the analysis. Few apps provide running routes, but if so, they are pre-created routes from other users. These tradi-tional running apps do a good job of tracking the run and analyzing it, but we wanted to change how one looks at running/walking and make it more interesting for the user.

What sets XploRun apart from other apps is the following:

• We are generating routes for the user on the fly, so he never knows what new route will he get to explore.
• These routes are tailored to the user’s preferences.
• Assisted voice instructions to guide the user throughout the run.