University Projects

To gain a better idea of unity and it's features when it came to designing games and levels, I decided to use one of their pre-made templates of a 2D platformer game. The code and design of the blocks was already done for me and therefore this meant that all I needed to do was place the blocks into the scene and link specific items together to make features of the game work correctly. I also decorated the scene with prefabs so that it looked more interesting. Stage where level was created When you begin, if you have died or restart the level you automatically spawn/re-spawn in this exact spot in the level. When jumping onto the moving platform, it transports you to other areas. Jumping into the helicopter spaceship teleports you to another area which I implemented. Teleportation area You are teleported to this area. If this game was developed further, a number of things could be added here. E.g. A door way (Hidden/locked), a chest, a key, a use...

I have created a number of visual mock-ups using Photoshop to display my full idea for gamifying this app in a simple and user-friendly way. Original WhatsApp conversation Screen The delivery report symbols have been changed so that the colour of the bubbles displays to the user whether the message has been delivered or not. The default colours would be set to green = delivered, yellow = sent, red = failed however the user is able to change the colour of the bubbles as an unlockable feature in the achievements section.  Moreover, I have changed the attachments section so that only four options are available as these are the most used features. The message box has also been changed so that it is longer, the microphone symbol button has been changed to a constant send button and the WhatsApp camera button has been removed as this seems to an unpopular feature for this application. Modified conversation screen Once the user has selected the media they wish to send ...

I decided to screenshot the original application and it's main features. The screenshots display the user interface and although the app is user-friendly there is a lot of elements that could be modified to enhance the user experience. Application icon Chat feature Conversation feature Attachments Call Log Status

This sitemap explains the journey that the user will take to access different features when using the app. This includes the messaging features, calling features and the newly gamified elements which I have added to the application. Original Application Modified Application As you can see, I have removed a number of features from the original WhatsApp application but have kept the main features that users find most important.

These are a number of wireframe sketches showing how I would gamify this application. I have improved the chat feature by: Changing the message box shape, Changing the 'recording' button to a permanent send button, Removing the WhatsApp camera button from the message box, Removing the ability to send an image/video using the WhatsApp camera in attachments, Removing the ability to send a contact to another contact in attachments, Changed the delivery report symbol to using colours (e.g. green = delivered, amber = sent, red = failure to send) Gamified Elements added: Adding an achievements feature where completing an objective the specific amount of times stated allows you to unlock customisable features in the app, When sending a document, image or audio/recording an animation will play. The user then can swipe up to post the media into the letter box which sends it to the contact or can swipe down to delete the media and cancel sending the media, Wirefra...

I have sketched a number of wireframe sketches improving the application in terms of making it more user-friendly. Modifications: - WhatsApp Header smaller and includes 'Chats', 'Calls' and 'Contacts' as tabs instead of 'Chats', 'Status' and 'Calls', Removed the search and camera features from the WhatsApp header, Calling, video calling and additional information shortcuts added to each conversation in the chat feature removing these options from the pop-up (Found when clicking on a contacts image), Removed the message button at the bottom of the chat feature which links to starting a new conversation with a contact (This option can be found in the contacts tab instead), Removed the add call button at the bottom of the call log feature (This option can be found in the contacts tab instead), Added the option to re-call, re-video call, message and find additional information as shortcuts in the call log  (Found by holding down on ...

The definition of Ludic is: "Showing spontaneous and undirected playfulness." Therefore ludic elements I have included are:  Achievements that are awarded to the user  Unlockable items from getting achievements - Which unlock customisable features in the app Gamified animations when sending Documents, Images and Audio Bibliography & References [1] https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ludic