"The Gamer's Factory"

Client Problems 👥

Impacts 🔓

Developer Problems 💻

User Problems 👤

John: Primary School Student

Martha: Primary School IT Teacher

Ethan: Gaming fanatic

Competitor Apps

Constraints

Economical: As more users progress and start to use the app, new and popular games will be added and increase their revenue.

Coding Environment

Features

Algorithms

Data ✅

App Requirements

4 weeks allocated time to complete assignment :

Low-fidelity prototype for an Apple iPhone

  • App must aim to provide an interesting and innovative digital solution and to connect and engage users.
  • Wants to test his ability of how well he knows modern-aged video games.
  • Wants to challenge himself with others on the app
  • Wants to explore vintage games, specifically Action titles
  • Games must contain an overall rating out of 10 to note which are the most popular games
  • Wants the game to include an in-built quiz to challenge her students
  • Wants students to explore games based on their appropriateness and not choose a random action game which is not suitable for younger students (less than 12 years of age).
  • Wants to explore multiple games specifically available on PC. Also wants to save multiple games titles as he often forgets multiple games.
  • Wants to compete with his peers within the quiz, but with a more challenging quiz, therefore app can include a difficultly option for the quiz.
  • Wants to connect online within other users of the app, may include in-app messages.

Social: The app helps users to communicate via the in-app quiz and messaging network with other users.

  • Allows users to explore multiple games through different features such as genre, year, title, platform/console, etc.
  • App must be user friendly and efficient for users

Game Finder

Game Informer

IGN

Usability Principles

  • App should include warning to prevent any loss of important data or information (Safety)
  • App should have the placement of important or frequently accessed features and buttons in majority of the screens (Utility)
  • For new users who find it difficult to use the prototype, the app will include a help button, and directions that should be easy and clear to follow. (Learnability)
  • The software must have a consistent and simplistic user interface design and should show a consistent colour scheme (Effectiveness)
  • App should bring diverse users together and should have inclusive language and terms (Accessibility)
  • The code must be easy to read from the pseudo code for the low fidelity prototype and must function effectively when creating the app (Effectiveness)

MAIN SCREENS

Game Example

Home Screen

Search Screen

Quiz Screen

  • An algorithm that rewards users points in the quiz once they have answered correctly.
  • An algorithm to allow users to search for the types of game they are looking for.
  • An algorithm that regularly refreshes recommended games in the home screen
  • Xcode is the IDE for this prototype, and Swift will be the program used for the code
  • SQLite3 will also be used to perform SQL searches and queries

Dataset 1 (vgsales.csv)

This is a very large dataset, with 55792 entries, which allows users to explore many games.The database has the latest games from 1970-2020, whereas the video-game.csv dataset includes most of the games till 2012. This dataset is more user-friendly as it displays images for a specific game, however the dataset also has a range of irrelevant data.

Dataset 2 (video-game.csv)

On the other hand, the 'video-game.csv' data set option contains similar information as 'vgsales.csv,' except for all its games, it offers the same and equivalent information. For multiple users, these aspects are significant, as some may try to find games based on recommendations. Dataset 2 is being used for the report as it provides more relevant and sophisticated information which may help users finding the right game they are searching for.

  • Users must be able to save games to a game list via clickable save icon displayed with the information of a specific game
  • App will include an in-built quiz that can test their knowledge on games
  • Must see information of games, such as the year of release, console available, genre, etc
  • App can give certain recommendations for different orders based on what users are regularly saving
  • User must be able to choose different games based on a search filter or clickable tabs displayed on home screen

Data storage and retreieval

Data uploaded and stored as a csv file into the SQLite3 database.

Required App Data

Overall Score

Genre

Platform

Title

Released Dates

  • An example of a game title. For example 'The Avengers Initiative,' screen will show ratings, release dates, score, genre and platform available on. Users are also able to save a particular game
  • Simple search bar screen which allows users to search for a game -search filter can be used based on game genre, title, rating, year, etc.
  • Starting screen of the app. Shows featured games, menu bar, search bar, profile, game list, etc.
  • Interactive challenge for users. Tests their ability to recognise gaming facts. Different users are able to change difficulty based on their liking's.

Pros: App allows users to create watchlists and give movie reviews. App gives information on many movies, including full cast and crew, language, genre, topic and duration. These features can also be implemented in an app with a gaming perspective. The site also shows the most popular game options that users would like to play.

Cons: The app includes several different function buttons to be used to get to different screens, which can cause new users of the site to be frustrated.

Pros: In order to find a game suitable for a particular user, this app incorporates user reviews and suggestions. Game information is continuously being changed, allowing users to determine whether to play the game or not.

Cons: In order to access the full features of the app, users must require a subscription.

Pros: The software is easy to navigate and user-friendly. Suggest a wide variety of game choices and rate games based on the ratings of the apps.

Cons: The app does not have ratings for all games, only for those that are popular or have been popular. The app also offers little to no information about its games.

Personal: From classic games to the new sci-fi, users have a wide range of games to explore. From classic games to the new sci-fi, users have a wide range of games to explore.