Please enable JavaScript.

Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.

Gaming Through the Ages - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Using swift
      - Using swift playgrounds to validate code.
  - - - Limited effectiveness in that it lacks the ability to draw the user's attention to any one area for a set amount of time
      - techcrunch.com
        
        Uses bold font to symbolise and mark a time period followed by a wall of text. This is not very effective as users may glaze over the details.
        
        The can be improved upon in the proposed app by having shorter game descriptions.
      - wefourm.com
        
        Uses tables in a confusing and not easy to read at first glance manner.
        
        Titles and paragraphs are the same font size making it harder to distinguish.
    - - Very cramped and compressed data
      - Users may miss information buried in the chart
      - A good thing is that it uses icons to mark key games and is ordered in chronological order making it easier to find a particular time period's game.
- - - - More detailed data
      - Has an image url section for easier game thumbnail generation
      - Wider variety of data to use for higher flexibility
      - Sales broken down by region
      - Includes game developer
      - Includes game's ESRB rating
    - - Simpler and easier to use data
      - Has specific days and months for a games release date
      - Has a simple "editors choice" column for an easy way to gauge if a game was good
- - - - A guessing game at several key years
        
        Can include questions like, "What was the top genre of this year"
      - Showcasing the evolution of different consoles and how it correlates to the number of games made.
      - Will show the top game every 5 - 10 years, or a game that broke sales records and sets trends.
    - - Having the back button as an "X" as it is a widely used symbol to cancel or close something (Accessibility, Learnability).
      - When searching and sorting games, have a drop down menu to specify the criteria so the user knows the options available and doesn't input something wrong. (Effectiveness, Learnability, Utility)
      - Including a mute button so people who need their phone to be quiet can use the app. (Accessibility, Utility)
    - - Home screen
        
        Slideshow of images from older titles to newer ones
      - Guide Screen
        
        Will generate a random criteria by picking two variables, eg: "YEAR 2020" and "Highest Rated" and will show that game, these can change so that each time the guide screen is visited, some new fact is shown.
      - Quiz Screen
        
        The Quiz Screen prompts some interactivity for the user so they are engaged with the app.
        
        It will generate 2 fake answers and one real answer and the user must try and guess the correct answer in relation to a specific game