Design&Research 2 with Birgit Bachler
After testing my minigame, I created another version of it with the following improvements:
- There is a short introduction about light pollution
- Before starting the game, there is a disclaimer that explains that the game should be played at night
- It is explicitly mentioned that Ursa Major is a constellation and that the user is supposed to look for it in the sky
- Since my app does not feature the VR vision of the sky yet, the use of the app Stellarium is recommended to localise the constellation (so the first screen where users tried to tap on the stars is removed)
- I added padding to the stars so that it is easier to select them
- Before sending a report, users are asked if they want to submit their data (so no surprises)
- There is an explanation of what was reported
- All exit and back buttons are working
Here you can see the most important screens:
This is only a small gamified feature and I am excited to try out more to make citizen science more engaging.
