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Apps for Good Assignment 1-10
Assignment 1 – List of Interests
(1) Connect2Concole – Chosen idea.
(2) Dreadline - App that will organise and remind students of deadlines and remaining time. (This
was the app idea that we originally chose to complete. We changed the idea from the feedback
session gained from the Dragon’s in our first feedback session from the experts.)
(3) Beats and Tunes – A gaming app around music.
(4) Future City – A gaming app that would allow you to build up a third world country of your choice
with resources and negotiations.
(5) MineWiki – An information sharing app, all about Minecraft, the game.
2. Connect2Console
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Assignment 2 – Problem Statement and SCQA
The following is our group’s problem statement to our application idea:
“Users of Xbox & PlayStation 3 consoles experience difficulty typing with ease using the standard
controller for data input.”
SCQA:
Situation Complication Question Answer
There are approximately
131 million Xbox and PS3
consoles in the developed
world.
Currently in the UK there
are 500 million Android
devices that have been
activated only during the
third quarter of 2012.
(en.wikipedia.org, 10:30
13/12/12)
67 million Xbox consoles
have been sold in the
world. Also 64 million
PlayStation 3’s have been
sold in the world
(eurogamer.net, 10:50,
13/12/12)
There is a big market for
this app and can make
quite a lot of download as
a lot of people have
trouble typing on their
consoles.
Many gamers have
problems inserting large
amounts of text with
their controllers on their
game consoles.
Using controllers to type
can lead to wasting time
(e.g. signing up for an
account etc.) and also
causing strain in the
fingers and wrist due to
excessive movement. It
can also cause stress and
anger.
How can a gamer be
able to type faster,
save time, money,
avoid injuries,
unneeded anger and
stress?
Using our app will help
them as it connects your
smartphone to your
console and using your
smartphones keyboard
to type messages, sign
up, sign in and also
avoid pain.
The 5 W’s:
Why:
The reason why people should use our app is because typing using the control pad causes mistakes
and also takes too long.“For me every time I try to write on my Xbox I make too many mistakes and
by the time I finish, they (my friends) are usually offline, and buying a keypad for my Xbox is too
expensive.” –Ijaz Raja
What:
Our application is to help people who have difficulty writing with their controllers on xBox and PS3
consoles type faster, prevent pain, save money and also save time.
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Who:
The audience of our app is dependent on who owns a console. Our app is for faster typing on a
console, so a person that doesn’t own a console will not use it. This means we have a large range of
people as there are 131 million xBox and PS3 consoles sold worldwide.
Where:
Our app will be most likely to be used at home. The reason for this is that a person would mostly put
their console in their house connected to their TV and play. But this app could be used anywhere
there is an xBox and PS3 console.
When:
The time that this app will be used is whenever a person is playing on their console or when they will
need to type while playing.
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Assignment 3 – Market Research
The following research is regarding the Alternatives to our Application idea.As a group we feel that
there is no other existing app/s that solves our problem stated in Section 1. For us to research on
this topic of Alternatives, both primary and secondary research was carried out. We have split our
team into two. The primary researchers have carried out surveys to the members of the public.
Part of our group took the role of researching using secondary data. One method they used was
searches over the Internet to find any other apps that are comparable to ours. Our researchers have
found one app that is similar to ours, which is the Microsoft SmartGlass app which allows you to
change your profile details, type (data entry) on Xbox consoles and give you access to the a, b, x & y
keys. There is also a non-app solution, which is a physical keyboard which can be attached to the
controller and is available for both Xbox and PS3 consoles. However, this solution has a disadvantage
which is money consuming, as you need to purchase hardware with price £10-£20.
The following research is regarding the Users of our app. As a group we feel that there are people
who are in need of our app. Our research method on our users was carried out by our primary
researchers. These were conducted by the other half of the group. We found that 90% of those who
were surveyed needed our app. The age range of our users on average would be 19.
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The alternative solutions are not good enough for some people as it takes more time or money to
get hold of. Also, some of the alternatives are not to the satisfaction of the users. For example,
Would you use our App? (Sample of 20)
Yes
No
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Microsoft’s SmartGlass app is not easy to use as the keys are in each corner of the screen. Another
example is the physical keyboard which is good because it is QWERTY, but is expensive and takes
time to get hold of. Research has also found that Steve Jobs has troubles trying to type on
Xbox.http://ilikecode.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/stupid-stupid-xbox/
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Assignment 4 – Problem Video
Plan of Video
0-10: Playing on the Xbox (Xbox live).
11-20: Character’s friend sends a message.
21-30: Character reads the message.
31-40: Character tries to reply to his friend.
41-50: The character finds difficulty and goes crazy.
51-60: Throws the controller on the sofa.
61-70: He randomly takes it out on his brother.
71-80: After a few tries he calms down.
81-90: As soon as he finished on what he wrote.
91-100: His friend signed out of Xbox live.
101-110: Later on his hand starts to strain and hurts him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz1PwjFUlaI
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Assignment 5 – User Personas
Jeffrey
The Frustrated Gamer
About Jeffrey
He lives in Barnet
He lives in a flat alone
He is a busy gamer and gets irritated rapidly
He doesn’t like wasting money or time
He likes the easy route for everything
He wants to have a good value for products
Owns a smartphone and buys apps
He plays games on both Xbox and PS3
He prefers to be on the ergonomic side
“Typing on Xbox& PS3 can
never get any more painful!”
Key Goals
Ergonomics!
Always have an
efficient alternative
To type without
straining!
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Assignment 6 – Scenario Map
Step 1 – User selects “Connect2Console
application from the App
Menu/folder/icon
Step 2 – User wait for Splash Screen to
load and complete
Step 3 – User turns on his/her Xbox or
PS3 console and log in
Step 4 – User clicks on the correct
console
Step 5 – User presses the home button
on the Android device to minimise
However, before this step
could have been completed,
the user must have
downloaded the app and set
up the preferences/settings
A problem may be that the
user does not know the name
or the icon of the app when
searching
The user can easily
distinguish our app by its
unique icon
The user will be introduced
to a screenwhich shows tips
on how to use the app more
efficiently and to signify that
the app is responding and
loading
The user must own or buy an
Xbox or PS3 to do this and
press the power button if
they want to use the app to
insert data
The user has to click on the
button that shows the
appropriate console that they
own
The android device will open
a keypad where the user can
input their message on their
console
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Assignment 8 - App Store “Blurb”
“Typing on the PS3 and Xbox is so fast and easy using the Connect2Console mobile app. Simply
download the app, connect to your console and start typing using your phones keypad. How easy is
that?”
