#gameelements

QR/Barcode Scanner:  The idea for this came from how in certain areas around sydney, rubbish and waste lying on the streets is a major issue. Areas on the virtual map will be tinted a blue colour where areas of the city have high rubbish scanning/throwing out. By using location services, the more people in a certain area scanning products, the bluer the section on the map, the higher usage of the scanner app. This should hopefully motivate people to pick up rubbish on the streets where there is no blue.

RubbishCrush: Similar to CandyCrush, instead of lollies there will be different types of rubbish rated on decomposition time, the longer the decomposition the more points you accumulate if you collect 3 or more in a row.

GreenRoom A virtual reality room where the objective is to change 10 aspects of the room in order to make it completely environmentally friendly. This could include: - Turning off power points - Turning off lights - Switching from air conditioning to opening the windows Each time a room is won, a new room is unlocked with bigger issues, this could change to a whole apartment, then house, then apartment block etc.

TrainTraveller The idea is based off the official Subway Surfer app, this is a mini-game unlocked only when travelling on a train or bus and involves location services so the players avatar must jump and duck through obstacles depending on which station the player is at at the time.

Feedback Systems: The player gets positive feedback with each level up. This game mostly focuses on positive feedback instead of negative or comparative feedback. It is found that positive feedback boosts motivation to play games whereas the latter risks future game plays (Burgers et al, 2015). • When the player collects enough points to level up, they get a message saying how they have progressed and contributed to the society. “Congrats! You are one step closer to making world a better place” • When the player go past a location of high global warming (For instance, Kellogg’s factory), they get notified by “Code red: High level of Global Warming”.

Game Elements:

According to McGonigal, all games regardless of their genre and platform have four characteristic traits. These four defining traits are known as goals, rules, voluntary participation and feedback system. Our game prototype is based on the concept of making people aware of Global Warming. We want to motivate people to take action and acknowledge how serious this issue is. In this game, each action can affect players in-game world. The game takes place in a world severely affected by global warming. With every level up, the sky gets clearer and the environment gets greener. The maximum level that the player can get to is the level where global warming is diminished to the extent that it is no more a threat to mankind.

Rules: Players need to choose an avatar. They can choose the name of their avatar and customize their characteristics like hairstyle, outfits, skin color, etc.  This is a location based game so the GPS needs to be on throughout the game. This game is about collecting points from activities you take part in throughout the day. The more points you collect, closer the player is to leveling up.  Failing to collect points will result in getting stuck at the same level. Some actions get more points than others. For instance, the player scans random things like fruit peels, used tissues, etc. in the scanner. Some of the objects may get more points like plastic. Similarly, The more items you throw in the bin, the more you score.