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Eco-Safety - Coggle Diagram
Eco-Safety
Developer Problems
User Interface
Home Page:
- have the "www.qld.gov.au/legal/disclaimer" site on home screen
- will lead users to other pages via buttons which are clearly labeled (eg. a button that says "game" will lead to the game page)
Info Page
- Outlines the impacts and benefits for individuals
- Give tips/advice for users on how to save water and reduce water bills
Game Page:
- based on trash sorting
- Give 10 points to trash which goes in the right bin, -1 points to the second worst bin and -5 points to the worst bin (for eg. a can that goes in the yellow bin will receive 10 points, into the red bin -1 and into the green will receive -5 points)
- Before game starts, users are notified on what each of the coloured bin means and what sort of trash is expected for each colour. Users will also learn how to play the game for the very first time users open up the game (won't show users after however, users can press the help button if they still don't know how to play or if a different user is playing
Calculator Page:
- Page that calculates the can refund (10c for each can) and how much water consumption is reduced including how much of the user's water bills are reduced
- Can show users on what the formula to use for when calculating the can refund or the decrease in water bill
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Key Algorithms
Game:
- Needs to give points after clicking an image (trash) and clicking a coloured bin (green (compost bin), yellow (recycling bin) and red (general waste) (+10 for right bin, -1 for wrong bin and -5 for the worst bin). There will be at least 3 different images for each coloured bin with a total number of 9 images
Calculator:
- Formula will be implemented or shown to users for users to calculate the reduction in their water bills (Users will insert details such as their previous water bills and other details needed. The formula would be grabbed from another website.
- Formula for the can refund (10c per can)
User Principals
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Inclusive language, terms and encouraging language (effectiveness and safety)
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Allows users to calculate how much money their can refund will make and to calculate how much money they save with their water bills and others.
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User Problems
User 1: Tom
- Doesn't know what the different council bins are for
- Wants to learn about the Australian ecosystems and native wildlife
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Client Problems
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Requirements
- Educate users on how to recycle correctly
- Educate users on how to reduce their water usage
- Educate users on how they can reduce their carbon footprint
- Educate users on how to use recycling bins via gamification
- Implement the recycling bin game based on the algorithm provided
- Be clear, consistent and comply with accessibility guidelines (Queensland Government 2017)
- Appropriate images used and must comply with copyright law
- Include a link to the legal disclaimer at www.qld.gov.au/legal/disclaimer on the home screen
- Home screen
- A page that shows the impacts and benefits for individuals
- A game based on trash sorting
- A calculator which shows can refund
- A calculator reducing water consumption and water bills
- Must comply with the government movie application design standards
- Must comply with the Australian Privacy Act (1988)
- Must comply with the Australian accessibility standards (given in table 1)
- For all ages
- Compatible with mobile devices
Competitors
RecycleSmart
- Simple and consistent layout. Easy to follow and use
- A map is shown for the locations of facilities and business
- Information of facilities and business's are given to users
Recycle Paradise
- Appealing and simple layout for users
- Buttons are big and uses the space in the page really well
Impacts
- A reduction in water bills for user
- More people will understand what each of the coloured bins and will put their trash in the right coloured bins instead of a random one
- Users will be more aware of the importance on how their trash affects the environment
- Users will be more eco friendly