Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of AndroidGuiDiscuss

Timestamp:

Jul 11, 2014, 11:10:54 AM (10 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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AndroidGuiDiscuss

@@ -12 +12 @@
    i.e. it should show change in some way.
  * convey the feeling of community and power in numbers;
-   this device is part of a large set of device,
-   and the volunteer is part of a large group of people.
+   this device is one of a large set of device,
+   and the volunteer is one of a large group of people.
  * encourage the user to run BOINC more on this device
    (i.e. leave it plugged in more).
@@ -33 +33 @@
 each list item can be expanded into a page showing its details.
 
-Currently there's no top-level page,
-so there's no place to show info for this device as a whole.
-Maybe we need to add this.
+It probably needs two additions:
+
+ * A "splash screen" that users see the first time they run the app.
+   This would briefly explain what the app does
+   and mention some of the science projects.
+ * A top-level page to show info for this device as a whole.
+
+== Ideas ==
 
 I think the Tasks tab is good more or less as is,
@@ -42 +47 @@
 Most of the following idea apply to the Projects tab
 and the project detail page.
-
-== Ideas ==
 
 === Computing time ===
@@ -121 +124 @@
 is in fact already running BOINC on other computers,
 and if so not show this message.
+
+== Game-ification ==
+
+An alternative is to present BOINC as a game.
+A couple of takes on this:
+
+ * You have a virtual plant.
+   Computing (or recruiting other volunteers, etc.) waters the plant, and it grows.
+   Otherwise it shrivels up and dies.
+
+ * You're a virtual scientist, with a career.
+  You get to pick a name and a gender, you get to pick a field
+  (project related, e.g. astrophysics, medicine, geography, math).
+  Based on this information projects get attached in the background,
+  some landmark achievements (elementary school, high school, college, a PhD, publications, a Nobel prize
+  etc.) are awarded. The scientists is of course modeled in "cute" graphics,
+  and some environment conditions encourage the volunteer to meet the BOINC
+  computing conditions, e.g. , can only study with light (charger
+  connected), can only study with access to books (wifi connected), can
+  only study when not distracted (screen off) etc.
+  It would entirely hide BOINC from the users, no projects, no tasks, no
+  preferences, no nothing. just a game. and it *actually helps science*
+  they will say.