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Enviroment - Coggle Diagram

- - - - User can compare their water usage with other people's water usages.
        
        This app should allow users to compare their water usage to the average via calculator.
      - Can get information about saving water from their local water supplier.
        
        This app should give general overview on why saving water is important.
    - - User can view newsfeed of eco-friendly tips.
        
        This app should provide tips throughout information segments and how they help.
      - App is gamified with points and rewards.
        
        This app should give a reward for a high score in Recycle Bin Game.
  - - - Recycling correctly.
      - Reducing water usage.
      - Reducing carbon footprint.
    - - Home Screen
        
        Include a link to the legal disclaimer on home screen.
      - Impacts and individual benefits of being eco-friendly.
      - Recycling Bin Game
        
        Provides feedback based on performance. (Via star system / images / messages.)
        
        Points System
        
        If user puts item in correct bin: +10 points.
        
        If user puts item in worst possible bin: -5 points.
        
        If user otherwise answers incorrectly: -1 point.
        
        At least three items to display and sort within each round of the game.
      - Calculator
        
        Can calculate profit from refunding cans.
        
        Can calculate money saved from reducing water consumption / water bills.
  - - - iPhone App
    - - Copyright Law
      - Government mobile app design standards.
      - The Australian Privacy Act (1988)
      - Australian accessibility standards.
- - - - Swift Language
      - Xcode IDE
    - - Calculate money returned from different amounts of used cans returned.
      - Calculate difference in cost between average water consumption and reduced water consumption.
      - Display information on recycling / water usage / carbon footprint after user selects respective button.
      - Display 5 randomised items, different selectable bins, points gained or lost and 5 star rating system for Recycle Bin Game based on different selections and circumstantial items.
      - Process total amount of points gained or lost and the percentage of correct answers within a round of Recycling Bin Game.
  - - - Bin Game displays effects on screen to confirm correct and incorrect actions. (Effectiveness)
      - App has large single-colour buttons with bold text throughout for easy understandability. (Learnability, Utility, Effectiveness, Safety)
      - Information is contained with a maximum of 2 seperate screens that can easily be switched between with a button. (Accessibility, Safety, Utility, Effectiveness)
      - Calculators are contained within single calculator menu that allows user to switch between two screens that each have a calculator. (Utility, Learnability, Effectiveness)
      - Back buttons are placed in a corner of every screen (except home screen) to allow user to undo mistakes. (Safety, Learnability, Effectiveness)
      - Australian Usability Standards (Queensland Government, 2018)
        
        Module 1
        
        Use Verdana for main font. (Learnability, Effectiveness)
        
        Use underlines only on hyperlinks. (Learnability, Effectiveness)
        
        Module 2
        
        Compulsory inclusions to homepage.
        
        Queensland Gov. logo.
        
        App name and branding.
        
        Easy access to other aspects of app. (Effectiveness)
        
        Australian Accessibility Standards
        
        Different titles that relate to each page. (Learnability, Accessibility)
        
        Headings on every page. (Learnability, Accessibility)
        
        Error messages are clear and specific. (Effectiveness)
      - Moblie Apps Checklist (Queensland Government, 2018)
        
        Mobile app is simple and easy to use to access information and services. (Effectiveness, Utility)
        
        User testing is conducted and app can be improved from feedback.
        
        Inclusive to users who may be limited in sight or hearing. (Accessibility)
    - - Home Screen
        
        Link to legal disclaimer in corner.
        
        Button that leads to information screen.
        
        Side button that leads to Bin Game.
        
        Side button that leads to Calculator.
      - Information Screen
        
        Button to 'How Does Using Less Water Save The Environment?'
        
        Provide info on how high water usage affects personal cost and surrounding ecosystems.
        
        Lead into Water Cost Calculator with 'Next' button.
        
        Button to 'What Is Carbon Footprint?'
        
        Provide info on carbon footprint and how reducing someone's personal carbon footprint aids the environment and local Australian wildlife.
        
        Lead into Can Refunding Calculator with 'Next' button.
        
        Button to 'Why Is Recycling Important?'
        
        Provide info on how trash and recycle bins process their respective items and why putting items in the wrong bins is detrimental.
        
        Lead into Recycle Bin Game with 'Next' button.
      - Recycle Bin Game Screen
        
        Button in corner reveals an entire sheet on what items belong in which bin.
        
        Display item above three bins, with space between them for the ground.
        
        DIsplay points gained or lost from particular decision.
        
        All of the bins and the ground are selectable buttons the user can use to put the item in the correct area.
        
        Results are displayed after 5 items are sorted.
      - Calculator Screen
        
        Button to 'Can Refunding Calculator'
        
        User can input amount of recycled items via text field.
        
        Button starts the calculations for how much money is refunded if cans are given to Containers for Change.
        
        Button to 'Water Cost Calculator'
        
        User can input via text field the amount of water their household uses in a day.
        
        Button starts the calculations for the difference between average money spent for user's water usage and the recommended eco-friendly water usage.
- - - - Not sure what green, yellow and red lids represent.
        
        Can use Bin Game to educate themselves.
        
        Could also utilise optional info dump on which bin to use.
      - Wants to know about Australian ecosystems and wildlife.
        
        Additional info on reducing water / carbon could include how Australian wildlife is affected by our actions.
    - - Mother wants to know about how being eco-friendly saves money.
        
        Provide seperate sections in Information screen for recycling, water usage and carbon footprint.
        
        Info on water usage then leads into water cost calculator.
      - Daughter has just started learning about the environment.
        
        Provide information on how putting leaves and grass in the green bin helps the environment.
    - - Loves video games.
        
        Make Bin Game easily replayable to enforce the message on recycling correctly.
      - Believes being eco-friendly is a job for cleaners and the government.
        
        Make Bin Game fun enough that user feels putting items in the correct bins is worth their time in real life.
        
        This could be done with special effects that make the game seem more exciting than it actually is in reality.
      - Leaves trash everywhere.
        
        Provide a -20 point penalty in Bin Game for putting trash on the ground.
        
        This would enforce message on littering.