The challenge investigates the spread of coronavirus through human behaviors and social activities. Accordingly, the purpose of the project is to raise awareness about the possible ways through which the virus could transfer (indirectly, through a game), and ,eventually, predict and track the hot-spots of the covid-19.

      For illustration, in the game, the player plays with a character that does normal everyday actions, each in a certain level: for example, a level where the player goes to work, another where he buys groceries from the supermarket, another where he rides a bus or a taxi, etc.. Then suddenly while he is playing, the screen goes blank and shows “Game Over, you’re infected!!”…that will make the player wonder: how did I get the virus?...what did I do wrong?...did I touch an unclean doorknob?...picked something off the floor?...walked close to a person who wasn’t wearing a mask?... and then he will replay the level over and over, until he manages to avoid all the traps and possible means of infection around, and complete the day safely.

        From a reasonable perspective, this game may actually impact players in their real life! …if a player lost in the game because he walked close to an infected person, he will learn to keep his distance when he goes out. If he lost because he touched a button, next time, he will use a tissue paper when he uses an elevator. So, when the player gets infected in the game, he will avoid infection in real life.

      Moreover, the game is in fact a part of an application with useful features to ensure that all the needed information regarded the COVID-19 is easily accessible through interactive tools. The features include:

• GPS: a navigable map to show nearby cases, isolated places, hospitals, and recent places you’ve visited…so in case you discovered that you got infected, it will be easy to track the virus and investigate the potential cases that were in the same place.
  
•  QR scanner: this feature will contribute to an easy way to discover COVID-19 cases if applied for use in public transportation on a nationwide scale. For illustration, all the busses in the country will be given unique QR codes, and for passengers to ride, they must scan the code first. So later on , when a passenger is discovered to have COVID-19, it will be easy to know who was riding the bus with him at the same time, and find out who did he infect/ was infected by.
  
•  Notifications: to alert the user if nearby cases appear, and send daily cases report.
  
• Voice Control: to run conversations, ask questions, request possible diagnostics and medical advice, and control all the app features.

      In conclusion, the project provides everything an individual would need to know regarding the pandemic, and will make it easier to track the infection flow and avoid means of infection, leading to reduced risks on individual and community scales. “Spot the virus” is designed to be both enjoyable and beneficial.

The major problem we encountered is that for the app requires collaboration with government authorities to ensure proper implementation. We will overcome this obstacle with our marketing plane.  

Marketing plan overview:

It isn’t enough for an app to be functional to achieve success. A good marketing plan is essential to guarantee that the project reaches a huge number of users.

• A huge portion of COVID-19 cases catches the virus during using public transportation. Thanks for Spot the virus, We will communicate with government authorities to implement the “QR Transportation initiative”: to distribute unique QR codes among the transportation sector, and make an obligatory rule that all passengers must scan the QR code before riding. This facilitates the process of discovering new cases.

• The app would be available on the play store and the app store without any fees, making it accessible to anyone who has internet access. Moreover, we will launch an online campaign on social media platforms to advertise for the app and the game within.

• As the application includes a GPS feature, we will Coordinate with government authorities to make a possibility to check that the app users are committed to staying at home during the specified curfew hours.

Our targeted audience is everyone with a potential to get infected with the pandemic (i.e everyone). Spot the virus will provide amusement and awareness through a creative simulation game…and propose strategies that could reduce the COVID impact on a nationwide scale!