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RECYCLE APP - Coggle Diagram
RECYCLE APP
Client Problem
Constraints
- up to 8 weeks to develop the app
- 2-4 minute demonstration
- mobile app
- government mobile application design standards
- the Australian Privacy Act (1988)
- Australian accessibility standards
Requirements
- educate users on how to recycle correctly
- educate users on how to use recycling bins via gamification
- implement the recycling bin game based on the algorithm provided
- must be clear, consistent and comply with accessibility guidelines (Queensland Government 2017)
- must include appropriate attribution to images used and must comply with copyright law
- must include a link to the legal disclaimer at www.qld.gov.au/legal/disclaimer on the home screen
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Developer Problem
User Interface
Features
Home screen:
- screen with options to other screens (impacts and benefits, game, calculator, and settings) (SD)
- link to legal disclaimer www.qld.gov.au/legal/disclaimer (PC)
Impacts and benefits for individuals (PC)
- a fact screen where it shows the users the impacts and benefits of recycling (SD)
Game - trash sorting (PC)
- will allocate points for correctly sorted trash. The user will receive feedback based on their performance in the game e.g. stay system, appropriate images and/or messages
Calculator - container refund (PC)
- users enter the amount of container they have to refund (SD)
- once user has entered the container quantities they press 'calculate' which calculates the number of container user has and displays the amount they have refunded (SD)
Calculator - reducing water consumption and water bills (PC)
- user enters the amount of water they use
- after entering amount of water used by user, user press 'calculate' which displays the predicted water bill
Settings (SD)
Usability Principles
Accessibility:
- inclusive language and terms
- useful and relevant images
- use of colour
Effectiveness:
- consistent and simplistic design of the user interface
- simple clear instructions
Safety:
- confirm buttons so user knows what they pressed
Learnability:
- tutorials
- icons to assist navigation
Coding Environment
Key Algorithms
- trash game
- container refund calculator
- water bill calculator
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Impacts
- Users will be able to reduce their water bill, allowing the users to save money on other needs (PC)
- Users will be educated on the effects of recycling and impacts on littering helping the environment to be cleaner (PC)
- Users will be educated on what bins to use for waste and recycling which prevents/reduces pollution and contamination (PC)
User Problem
Users
User A
Tom
- international student who is renting a property but isn't sure what the different council bins are for
- interested in learning more about Australian ecosystems and native wildlife
User B
Lydia and Isabelle
- interested to know how being eco-friendly could save her money
- Isabelle started learning about the environment. Loves planting a tree at school and is now monitoring its growth
User C
Sam
- messy and leaves trash everywhere
- believes that looking after the environment is a job for the government and probably the cleaners at school too