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- - - - Know exactly what games they like and would like various filter options, especially genre to search for games
        
        Would want in-depth details on a game including information on the developers, previous updates and platforms that it's available on
        
        Passionate about gaming and would like to learn more about its history
  - - - Unlikely to spend a lot of money on games so they would like to be able to wait for sales by saving a game into a wish list
        
        Not knowledgeable in video games meaning they rely on what other people have to say about a game in order to make decisions
        
        Would like to read worded user reviews and see critic and user review scores
        
        Would like to filter by highest rated to find the best games to try out
        
        Would like to read a summary about what the contains
  - - - Busy working and have little free time so they would need to be able to browse game quickly
        
        Strapped for cash due to day to day expenses and would like a wish list so they can wait for sales
        
        Mostly new to video games but can be experienced
        
        Would like to search for games by release date to "relive nostalgic memories"
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    - - Star rating based on critic score
      - Search results based on key words, genre, year published, developer and publisher which are inputted by the user,
      - Add and remove games from a wish list
      - Displaying user reviews in order from most liked to least liked
      - Filters search results by highest rated and lowest rated..
  - - - Entrees of games from a wide variety of genres in order to cater to all ages and groups (Accessibility)
      - Use of standardised icons for home, setting and wish list tabs (Learnability)
      - Notifications are non-intrusive and straight to the point (Effectiveness)
      - Inclusive and easy to understand language for all ethnicities and ages (Accessibility)
      - Consistent colour/theme, simplistic design with concise information being shown on screen (Learnability)
      - App must be easy to navigate for all ages (Accessibility)
      - Interface must be catered to a mobiles limited screen size (Effectiveness)
      - Help instructions available (Effectiveness)
      - Large text size and well sized buttons (Effectiveness)
  - - - Home tab
        
        Scrollable list of games, displaying the image of the game, a star rating (based on critic score), user rating (out of 10) and genre
        
        When a game is clicked it takes you to a new page where more information regarding the game is shown such as a summary, release date, publisher, developer, date of last update, suitability rating, price and reviews
        
        User reviews have a like or dislike button which determines the order in which the reviews are shown in (descending from most liked to least - an account is required to leave a review but not to like/dislike)
        
        When a game is clicked there is a button to save it to the wish list
        
        In the scrollable list there will be filter options for highest rated (by users), genre, year published, developer and publisher.
      - Wish List tab
        
        Option to add games is displayed when a game is clicked on the home screen, option to remove a game from the wish list is on the wish list screen
        
        Displays image of game with a title with star rating, user rating and genre on a bookshelf (if a book shelf fills, there are buttons displayed providing access to other pages of the bookshelf eg. bookshelf 1, 2 etc)
        
        Clicking a game in the wish list takes you to the same screen as when clicked on the Home Screen
        
        Filterable by date added, alphabetically or by rating (descending)
      - History of Gaming tab
        
        Time line from when the first video game console was released (Magnavox Odyssey- 1972) to modern day (PS5 and Xbox series X - 2020)
        
        Clickable dots on time line (dates for major console releases)
        
        When a dot is clicked it pulls up a page with the name, image and information regarding the console that was released in that year
      - Settings tab
        
        FAQ (frequently asked questions)
        
        Option to sign in or make an account (not needed to use the app, only required to leave a review on games as monitoring the contents of a review otherwise is too difficult)
        
        Option to delete account
- - - - Strengths:
        
        Saving games to look at in the future
        
        Provides articles and wiki pages with a comment section for discussion
        
        Daily top gaming news
        
        Following games that haven't been released yet
        
        History tab to find what you were previously looking at
        
        Detailed review information
        
        Weaknesses:
        
        Lacks filter options for game platform
        
        Very unintuitive design (swiping sometimes changes the image or the tab)
        
        Requires a sign in
        
        Too much information on home screen (very overwhelming for people newer to gaming)
        
        Littered with advertisements leading to poor user experience (has auto play pop ups that loop)
        
        Way too many options to navigate through (4 tabs at the bottom of screen and each tab has 3-6 other tabs
        
        Searching for game reviews brings up a wiki page instead
        
        Unusable user interface for ipads (could be fixed with constraints)
    - - Strengths
        
        Wish list
        
        Concise game information before clicking on a game (platform, rating and developer)
        
        Detailed game information after clicking on a game (previous information in addition to genre, number of players, country developed in and graphics information)
        
        Engaging wish list design (book shelf with a copy of the games front cover lying on the shelf)
        
        Intuitive home screen design catering to individuals looking for a simple understanding of a game as well as providing detailed information for more
        
        Weaknesses:
        
        Poor user interface (side bar overlaps with sections of the app making it hard to read):
        
        Lacks user reviews (only has a critic review)
        
        Lacks filtering options which significantly impacts the users experience when navigating different games (only has a search bar for the name of a game)
    - - Strengths:
        
        Features a daily top gaming news on a variety of platform (reddit, twitter, twitch)
        
        Contains worded reviews and an area for discussion
        
        Weaknesses:
        
        Requires you to sign in your social media such as reddit, twitter and twitch to fully access all the functionality
        
        Overwhelming user interface in home screen (too much information thrown in)
        
        Poor arrangement, sizing of images, links and reviews leading to a poor user experience
        
        Has advertisements which block the bottom of the screen
        
        Lacks game information only featuring the console
        
        Lacks critic and user review scores
        
        Lacks a wish list
- - - - Rating score
        
        From Critics
        
        From Users
      - Name
      - Genre
      - Release date
      - summary (retrieved from vgchartz link)
      - Platform
      - Date since last update
      - reviews and name of reviewer (retrieved from vgchartz link)
      - ESRB Rating
      - Developer
      - Publisher
    - - email
      - username
    - - Critic score
      - User score
      - Genre
      - Worded Reviews (retrieved from vgchartz link)
      - Game summary (retrieved from vgchartz link)
      - ESRB rating
  - - - Pro
        
        Provides more concise information for the adult and new to video games groups while containing sufficient information for the experienced gamers group
        
        Contains vgchartz link meaning data such as a game summary and worded user reviews can be pulled from the website and the user can be redirected there for more information regarding a game
        
        Provides both developer and publisher data
        
        Provides both critic and user reviews
        
        Utilises a conventional rating system that most users would be familiar with (out of 10)
      - Cons
        
        Lacks price data meaning it has to be sourced from online websites
        
        Also contains redundant data such as regional sales
        
        Certain fields don't make sense such as the status
    - - Pro
        
        Provides more information suiting the experienced gamer group
        
        Provides a price which all 3 user groups can benefit from
        
        Contains information on the max number of players allowing for adult group to find multi-player games easier (in order to play with their child)
      - Cons
        
        Unconventional rating system (out of 100 rather than 10)
        
        A lot of redundant data
        
        Harder to normalise and organise (rather than 1 table with ESRB rating or genre it uses a boolean system and lists every single rating and genre)
        
        Lacks critic and user scores (just has a review score)
        
        Too much detail in certain aspects making it unsuitable for the adult and new to video game user groups (multiple entrees for genre could be overwhelming for newer gamers as it would result in a greater amount of search results to sift through)
        
        Lacks vgchartz link meaning a game summary cannot be provided
        
        Lacks developer information meaning individuals who are trying to follow certain development firms are unable to do so
        
        Certain fields don't make sense such as in use price