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Gamer's Paradise DEX (User Study (Children aged 12 and younger (Desire…
Gamer's Paradise DEX
Requirements
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Competitors
IGDB
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Displays the game's rating clearly as a percentage score, which aids the user in making game playing decisions
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Presents imagery and gameplay videos from games to display its visual style, a deciding factor when making a game playing decision
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Provides recommendations based on the style of the current game, which enhances the user's experience
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Steam
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Recommendations are provided using information collected from gameplay and reviews from the millions of active players using Steam's service
Uses a tagging system to categorise games, which allows for better discovery of similar games
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Personalised recommendations are also generated based on the games you have purchased and those that you rank
Has a catalogue of detailed metadata about the game, which can allow the game to be better discovered using a recommendation system
Database Options
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Database 2
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Provides an image URL data field, which allows for the extraction of game art for the UI
Database 3
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Provides both a quantitative and qualitative score for games, which allows users to more easily judge a game
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Coding Environment
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SQL
Game Retrieval Algorithm
Uses the SQL select function to retrieve games where the category, rating and platform match the user's set preferences
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Search Algorithm
Uses the select function to search the dataset for a user provided query, that contains the game name,platform , or genre
This is triggered when the user types a query into the search bar and presses enter. The home screen list is filtered to display the results
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User Interface
Screens
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Home Screen
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Elements
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Game Labels
Presents a visual grid of games that the user may be interested in based on the tags they selected in the onboarding
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Wishlist Screen
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Items that are added to the wishlist inform the app's recommendation algorithm about the user's game preferences
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Impacts
Playing engaging and enjoyable games can be a stress relief for many people, having a positive impact on their mental health
Excess data collection can allow for security issues to arise, as such data collection must be limited
The use of this app may contribute to harmful gaming addictions, through the encouragement and provision of new content
Game producers may take an economic interest in the app as they stand to profit from the extra sales the app may generate
To prevent user data being accessed by third parties, wishlists must be stored on their device
User Study
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Young Adults (18-22)
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RPG, Action & Adventure are extremely popular genres
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Gen X (32-42)
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Strategy, RPG & Adventure are preferred genres
Middle Aged (43-52)
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Prefer Casual, Party & Strategy games
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