HCI Paired Project Proposal

HCI Paired Project Proposal

1.      Group Members

ID	Full Name	Email	Phone	Batch 4th/3rd year
IT13019082	Dasanayaka T.K.P	IT13019082@my.sliit.lk	0719769298	3rd year
IT13096830	Fonseka V.D.N	IT13096830@my.sliit.lk	0719733870	3rd year

2.      Topic.

Mobile Guide for the Dehiwala Zoo

3.      Description.

The team has chosen to work on a mobile application under the category ‘entertainment software’. Under this topic the mobile application developed for Dehiwala Zoo will be reviewed by the team. Basically the application has been developed to enhance the user experience of the visitors to the zoo enabling plenty of features like GPS enabled interactive zoo map, newsfeed, animal information etc. These features will be discussed further in the latter part of the proposal.

·         Platform-Android Studio

·         Version-1.0

·         Users- Visitors to the zoo, tourists, school children, kids, animal lovers, the staff of the zoo, zoologists and wildlife biologists, environmentalists.

4.      Available features

·         The application provides information, images and videos about animals

·         GPS enabled interactive zoo map shows where the user is and it shows the nearest locations to the user.

·         The zoo events will be displayed for the users.

·         Information requires to plan the visit will be provided.

·         Allows user to capture images inside the zoo and maintain a gallery.

·         Provides ticketing information.

5.      Features to be improved.

·         Improving the GPS map to show the route to the zoo from anywhere in the world.

·         Allowing the users to select the zoo events they are interested in watching and sending out notifications before the event starts informing about the location and time for those who subscribed for the event.

·         A newsfeed which tells the general public what’s happening within the zoo. Eg; an article about the newly born baby elephant.

·         Allowing the users to capture pictures of the zoo animals and save in the zoo gallery.

·         Enabling the users to buy the tickets online.

·         An educational quiz on various animal species.

·         A simple animal game for kids.

·         Adding the ‘friend finder’ feature to find people who get lost inside the zoo since it has become one of the major problems faced by the visitors. (User will be asked to upload an image of the missing person)

·         Enabling the user to search animals by names and displaying the location and their information.

·         Enabling users to connect with social networks such as facebook and twitter through the mobile application.

·         A more efficient method to plan the visit according to the user preferences.

(Visit only the main attraction, Customize according to user preference).

·         A new feature to handle donations to the zoo.

·         A feature that enables the users to request the membership to join various clubs and societies in the zoo.

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