Open Data is an emerging term in the process of defining how data may be published and re-used without price or permission barriers. The UK is one of the pioneers of the movement on Open data, which promotes the use of open datasets, available to everybody, for the development of applications that can help to solve a problem and benefit… Read more →
Scene application is divided into three layers: client, web server, and database server. The web server provides Restful API where multiples client can make HTTP requests using the standard HTTP verbs (GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE) to update resources in the database. The web server runs on Nodejs which provides a lightweight and efficient platform for real-time data-intensive applications. MongoDB… Read more →
This post outlines the cost estimation details with regards to marketing the application. Furthermore, the options chosen have the maximum associated cost and hence indicate the amount of money that would be required to guarantee financial stability. For example, a TV campaign is an optional expense. These are rarely employed by application start ups due to their audience being easier… Read more →
After the Easter break, the group met to discuss progress. Nearly all work is completed, with each member still having one remaining task to complete, with a week remaining until the blog deadline.
With the idea now concrete and the survey results in, a requirements document has been constructed. It contains all the functionality that the system should exhibit. It should be used to guide the design process.
In order to make SCENE a spam-free experience, there are a number of measures that can be implemented. The following techniques can be applicable to scenarios ranging from signing up with the application to controlling the number of “check-in” per user for a certain venue/event. 1. Captcha and the Honeypot Technique: one or a combination of these 2 can be used… Read more →
Gamification Gamification is a term originating in 2008 but not widely used until the latter half of 2010 (Deterding et al, 2011). It has been defined as “the use of game design elements in non-game contexts” (Deterding et al, 2011:2). It refers to taking elements of games, such as a scoring system, and applying them to non-game scenarios, such as… Read more →
One alternative that can be used to the project is the use of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device. BLE technology it is really important in these days because it has a low power consumption (it can be last months or a year), it has a range of 15-30 meters and a data rate of 1 Mbps which can be… Read more →
This section has three focal areas: policy, provenance and reputation.  Policy Facebook has privacy policies that we can trust, therefore we trust them explicitly without needing external stimuli. The policies link to decades of building up the foundations of personal data privacy policies and so we assume that facebook adheres to these, plus they have to adhere to various external… Read more →
The Database Schema Diagram shows different entities in SCENE app and their relationships. Some information such as Leaderboards results and and QR images will not be stored in the database because they will be computed by the application on the fly to reduce burden on database server.