Numeracy Game

Numeracy Game

1. Criteria

   • Prescribed
     • Students
       • Capable students
         • Require challenge
       • Weak students
         • Require more practice
           • More levels
     • Teachers
       • Must collect and track student progress
       • Give his students an edge
   • Self-determined
     • No bugs
     • Keeps audience engaged
       • Provide positive feedback
       • Celebrate achievements

2. Users personas

   • James
   • James
   • Rebecca

3. Usability principles

   • Effectiveness
     • Reduce possibilities of error
       • Well functioning pages
       • Uncluttered interface
       • Familiar icons
   • Accessibility
     • Tools to help users have the best opportunity to have the optimum experience with the game
       • Audio
         • Volume
       • Motor
         • Multiple input devices
         • Limit functions requiring simultaneous input
         • Adjustable game speed
         • Avoid repeated input
     • Technologies designed to help people with day to day difficulties/disabilities and improve their experiences
       • Visual
         • Readable subtitles
         • Immersive reader
       • Cognitive
         • In-game help/guidance
         • reminder of controls / current objectives
         • Simple clear language
         • Easily readable
         • Avoid flickering and flashing screens
   • Learnability
     • Make it easy to learn how the game works
       • Levels
         • Levels rise in difficulty
       • Initial tutorials
         • Online tutorials
       • Simple framework
       • Simple UI/UX
   • Safety
     • Minimizing and correcting user errors
       • Warning messages
       • Confirmation banners
   • Utility
     • Availability of necessary tools and function
       • Background music
       • Sound effects
       • Input modes

4. Promote engagement

   • Provide feedback
   • Acknowledge achievement
   • Score/reward system
   • consistency rewards
   • Progress tracking reports

5. Functional requirements

   • Legal requirements
     • Licensing
       • External
         • Private
       • Government
         • Education department
     • Authentication
       • Log in method
   • Should work on different devices
     • Practice at home
   • Layout
     • Consistent

6. Non-functional requirements

   • Colour schemes
   • Themes
   • Game name
   • Maintainability
   • Usability