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Gaming Through The Ages - Coggle Diagram

- - - - It improves their thinking and problem solving strategies for helping them in future challenges
      - Users have a wide variety of choice of games they would like to play, from the newest games to the old classic games
    - - Cyber-bullying may occur when connecting with other people, which leads to unsound relationships
      - The app would allow them to connect with different schools and peers, which improves their everyday social skills
    - - Government would be able to fund ads and showcase the app to different schools which overall increases revenue for which the app makes
      - Each year, new and more popular games will be added for users to play, which will entice more students to get the app
- - - - Does not show a variety of games for different consoles
      - Sign-in is not used in the app
      - It allows users to can search games from their title, platform, genre of game, popularity and latest releases.
    - - Allows users to play and save their progress automatically to the cloud
      - Allows users to build gamer profiles, showing their achievements and gamer ID
      - The app can only be used on android devices, allowing products such as Apple to not access the app
    - - It uses user rating and feedback to find games which are suited for the player
      - Information about the game is consistently updating, allowing users to dictate whether to play the game
      - The user can access Game finder from both the app or the website
- - - - The dataset has img_url section for each game. It will displays a image of the game for the user to see and helps the user understand the game. Making it user-friendly
      - The database has the latest games from 2020. which allows users to try new games and also the retro games from 1970
      - For this database, it has 55792 entries, allows users to choose from a wide range of games
      - The dataset includes different ratings for example; critic score and user score. The scores which are given can be used to grade each game and would be consistently updated from different users who play the game
    - - The dataset year releases show that the newest games that it has is from 2010. If the dataset is to be used, an updated version from 2020 should include the latest games
      - It has a binary data set for true or false. A dropdown box can be added for giving users choices on what console or genre they would like
      - The dataset shows no empty records, which shows the data can be as accurate as it could be
    - - From the app, the user rates and gives feedback of the games they played which the data will be stored and be used as a reference for other users who want to play the game
      - From the different types of games that the user searches and plays, similar games will appear for the user to see
      - The data set which is chosen should be used to be included in the database of the app
      - In the App, achievements or challenges completed by the user should be stored and can be accessed from their Achievements screen
  - - - Screen 3 (Home Screen)
        
        Shows recommended games from the most recent game that the user played
        
        Shows the most popular games which are trending
        
        Includes a search bar at the top of the screen to see what games are available in terms of genre, critic score, platform and year
      - Screen 2 (Profile Screen)
        
        User can send friend requests to other students allowing them to interact with each other
        
        Users can edit their profile picture and name for other users to see when entering a game
        
        By entering certain details such as the users age, games for that age group would also be in the recommended games section
      - Screen 1 (Start Screen)
        
        Includes a settings buttons for users to change language or the colour scheme of the app
        
        Includes a login or sign up option for users who are new or already using the app
      - Screen 4 (Games screen)
        
        Shows an image of the game and a description of what the game is about
        
        User can input and see other ratings from other users who have played the game before
      - Screen 5 (Achievement screen)
        
        Shows users achievements and challenges which are completed or needed to be completed
    - - It should include a help button for helping new users navigate and use the app more effectively and efficiently (learnability)
      - The app will allow users to change languages in settings based on what they speak or more prefer, the base language which will be set in the app is English (accessibility)
      - The app should use inclusive language and terms for users to read rather than showing terms and phrases which is not appropriate for students to see (accessibility)
      - The app to include a warning for users stating that data/information could be lost (safety)
      - In the app, there is a common layout and colour scheme, such as a search bar located at the top of the screen for which the users can access easily. (effectiveness/utility)
  - - - An algorithm to allow users to input their own ratings of the game they played
      - An algorithm to find games for the console of their choice
      - An algorithm to update and show the games that they have played
      - An algorithm to retrieve records from the database based on search criteria
      - An algorithm to show users if they have completed all the achievements
    - - Swift will be used as the programming language for the app
      - SQLite3 is the database language that will be used in the app
      - Xcode is the IDE for this app