COMPETNIONCompetnion is a virtual pet game that allows users to adopt a pet and interact with it in real time and real locations. Problem StatementMany people including myself does not have the experience of adopting a pet due to several reasons such as having trouble finding the time to take care of a pet due to school or work. Some people are even prohibited to adopt a pet due to the place they live in or even allergies. This is a virtual interactive pet game that allows user to experience what it feels like to adopt a pet. Concept & Target AudienceThe concept behind this application is for the users to interact with the pet in real time and real locations. While it is a virtual pet, the experience of adopting the pet in the game should be similar to the experience of adopting a pet in real life. This application is targeted at the people who wishes to adopt a pet but are unacle to adopt one due to work, financial problems, time management problems and so on. How it beganI began with three ideas. The first being a music app that sorts music playlists for several activities, and users are able to share them on their social medias. The second idea being a pet game that kills time and releases stress, that could also interact with augmented reality. The final idea is an interactive storybook app that allows parents and their children interact and spend more time together before bedtime. I settled down with the pet game, and began to further draft and sketch the concept and idea. As a person who has been wanting a pet since young, but due to several reasons, I couldn't adopt one. I yearned for a companion, and I suddenly came up with the name "Competnion" and I thought it was cute and it was a name that makes sense, and so I settled down with it. This pet game idea was highly inspired by the recent hit app Pokemon GO by Niantic Lab, which caused an uproar all over the world without the exception of Malaysians. The game itself is an augmented reality and a GPS based game that allows users to interact with locations. In Competnion, there will be locations that the users can receive rewards from to treat their pet, and users can walk their pet real time to receuive rewards as well. Even though the pet is a virtual pet, it will still behave like a pet in real life. Users will need to fulfill the pet's needs such as feeding them, play with them, and groom them or else the pet will eventually lose its friendliness with the user. The game will also feature a handbook to the users to start off from zero if they have never had any experienmce with pets. The handbook includes general knowledges about pets, how to care for them and some fun facts about pets. With a firm concept, I started with choosing several colour palettes for my app colour scheme. below are the images : I decided to go with a slightly warmer pastel colour for this app as these colours are relaxing to look at. As for my initial logo design, I went with a bright turqoise colour which were a mistake I made, I later on made some changes on the logo, which turns out to be the current logo. The next thing would be designing a flow chart for my app, I made the flowchart of the app simple because it should be a simple game that makes the users relaxed. With the flowchart getting approved by my lecturer, I started to work on the icons of Competnion. With both of these approved, I worked on the wireframes, and they were soon approved as well. PrototypeHere are the still images of the prototypes. Splash screen for when the app is still loading up. Users can log in using their email or using their social media in the Log in screen. First time users would dive right into the Choose a pet screen in order to select their pet to care for. After selecting a pet, users can interact with the GPS map. Walking your pet for 10 minute could earn users a reward such as items or coins, users can collect the reward by tapping the reward icon on the top right corner. Tapping the paw icon will allow user to see their pet in augmented reality. Here, users can see the needs of their pet such as hunger, boredomness, dirty and so on. There will be four icons on the bottom of the screen, a shop, inventory, camera and info. By tapping on the shop icon would bring you to the pet shop where you can purchase several goods for your pet such as a colourful leash, collar, pet food and so on. In order to purchase these goods, users would need to collect enough coins to purchase them. Users can check their purchased items or rewarded items in the inventory tab. A camera in the app is also available for users to capture cute moments of their pet. Last but not least, the info and fun facts tab are sorted in different species of animals for the user's interests. Poster of UI/UX
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