Requirements and Specification

Project Abstract

shallWeGame provides neat and efficient platform for gamers to share daily game routines. Users can freely show their identities as an active playing gamer by posting their game lives. Also, they can look for other gamers to play with, see posts about games they like or that their followers have posted. In shallWeGame, users can send 'shallWe' privately to whom they hope to play with through posts. We expect our service to be a platform that users actively communicate with other gamers on specific games they like, and easily accessible to those who are interested in games.

Customer

shallWeGame targets ...

• General Customers:

  • People who likes to see posts about games

• Specific Customers:

  • Gamers
    • who likes to share their game lives
    • who wants to find anonymous gamers to play with
    • who likes to see posts about games or gamers they like

Competitive Landscape

shallWeGame is a microblog for gamers. Microblog is a kind of social network service(SNS), which delivers fragmented information with one or two sentences posted by individuals in real time. In this section, we compare shallWeGame with two existing services: 'Instagram', a microblog service, and 'Inven', a non-microblog SNS for gamers.

The characteristics of two services are specified below.

• Instagram

  • Instagram is a microblog worldwide which focuses on sharing images.
  • Users follow people who are their friends in real life.
  • Users follow people who post images they are interested in.
  • Hashtags are used to search posts related to certain topics.
  • Some users posts images and follow others for commercial purposes

• Inven

  • Inven is a non-microblog SNS that is actively used by many gamers in Korea.
  • Bulletin boards are distinguished by games so that users can upload related posts.
  • Posts are relatively long and can contain many images.
  • Users can look for or join game parties by posting in bulletin boards.
  • Information and news about games are provided by journalists or normal users.

shallWeGame is similar to Instagram in the form of microblog. Users can share posts with short texts and images. Also, shallWeGame borrows the concept of 'follow' in Instagram, so that users form and reinforce social relationships through posts and communication. We expand the use of this functionality for gamers to play game together. If users follow other users, they not only see posts of followers but also invite them to chatroom.
shallWeGame is alike Inven as SNS for gamers. However, shallWeGame limits the form of posts to show posts in a catchy way. Also, unlike Inven, shallWeGame provides private space for individuals such that they can express their identity as gamers and share their own gaming lives. In addition, users can find other users to play with among their followers or even globally.

To sum up, shallWeGame is distinct from the existing services by the following properties:

• shallWeGame provides individual spaces for gamers to post their own gaming lives.
• shallWeGame provides gamers to find users to play certain game among their followers or globally.
• In shallWeGame, users can propose other users to play game with through posts they like.

User Stories

User Interface Requirements

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Common Features

Story 1

Feature: User wants to watch posts only with clicked(enabled?) tags

Actors: Any users

Precondition: User is recently on Post page or My Page, or the other user’s page

Trigger: User clicks unclicked tag

Scenario:

1. User wants to watch posts with certain tag
2. User clicks that certain tag
3. Posts that contains clicked tags are shown to user 

Exceptions: None

Acceptance Test:

Given that certain tag is recently disabled
When user clicks that tag
Posts that contains that tag are shown to user

Story 2

Feature: Users can send “shallWe”

Actors: Any users

Precondition: “shallWe” receiver must have enabled “shallWe”

Trigger: User clicks “shallWe” either on receiver’s post or page

Scenario:

1. User wants to play with someone who is not in user’s friend list
2. User clicks “shallWe” button which is available in the receiver’s post or page
3. User enters a chat room
4. Receiver enters a chatroom if he/she accepts “shallWe” - (1) 

Exceptions:

(1) Receiver does not enters chatroom if he/she rejects “shallWe”

Acceptance Test:

Given that receiver enabled “shallWe”
When the user clicks the “shallWe” button
User enters chatroom and receiver gets “shallWe”

When receiver accepts “shallWe”
Receiver enters the chatroom

When user rejects “shallWe”
Nothing happens 

Friends page

Story 1

Feature: User wants to follow other user

Actors: Any users

Precondition: User is recently on the other user’s page

Trigger: User clicks follow button on the other user’s page

Scenario:

1. User wants to follow the other user
2. User clicks the Follow button on the other user’s page - (1)
3. The other user should be on the user’s friend list 

Exceptions:

(1) If the other user is recently on user’s friend list, Follow button for that user is disabled

Acceptance Test:

Given that the other user is not recently on user’s friend list
When user clicks Follow button on the other user’s page
And the other user is added to user’s friend list

Chatroom List

Story 1

Feature: User can accept “shallWe”

Actors: Any users

Precondition: User is online and has received more than one “shallWe”

Trigger: User clicks Sure button

Scenario:

1. User received “shallWe” from the other user - (1)
2. If user accepts “shallWe” by clicking Sure button,
3. User enters the chatroom 

Exceptions:

(1) If user is already on the other chatroom, user can’t check out received “shallWe” until user exits recent chatroom

Acceptance Test:

Given that user is online, received “shallWe” and recently not in chatroom
When user clicks Sure button
User enters chatroom

Story 2

Feature: User creates new chatroom

Actors: Any users

Precondition: User must be on Chatroom List page

Trigger: User clicks “Create New Room” button

Scenario:

1. User wants to create a new chatroom
2. User clicks “Create New Room” button
3. User enters a new chatroom 

Exceptions: None

Acceptance Test:

Given that user is recently on Chatrrom List page
When user clicks “Create New Room” button
New chatroom with the user is created

Setting Page

Story 1

Feature: User can delete tags

Actors: Any users

Precondition: User has more than one tag and recently on Setting page

Trigger: User clicks tag on Setting page

Scenario:

1. User wants to delete certain tag
2. User deletes tag on Setting page
3. Deleted tag is not available as a button on all the other pages 

Exceptions: None

Acceptance Test:

Given that user is rencently on Setting Page
When user clicks tag to be deleted
User confirms to delete the tag
Now tag button is not avaliable on all the other pages

Story 2

Feature: User toggles “shallWe”

Actors: Any users

Precondition: User must be on Setting page

Trigger: User toggles “shallWe”

Scenario:

1. User wants to enable/disable “shallWe”
2. User toggles “shallWe” on Setting page
3. “shallWe” button on user’s posts and on My Page are enabled/disabled 

Exceptions: None

Acceptance Test:

Given user enters Setting page for the first time, “shallWe” should be enabled
When user toggles “shallWe”
User confirms to delete the tag
And “shallWe” button on user’s posts and My Page are disabled

Post Page

Story 1

Feature: User can toggle to watch Friend’s posts or Global Post

Actors: Any users

Precondition: User is recently on Post Page and watching Friend’s posts

Trigger: User toggles to Global posts

Scenario:

1. User wants to watch Global posts
2. User toggles
3. User is now watching Global posts which are recommended automatically 

Exceptions: None

Acceptance Test:

3. User is now watching Global posts which are recommended automatically
When user clicks tag to be deleted
When user toggles
User is watching recommended Global posts on Post page

Search page

Story 1

Feature: User can search Friends

Actors: Any users

Precondition: The user must be registered and logged in

Trigger: User clicks on the search tab in menu bar

Scenario:

1.Given user wants to search friend
2.User fills search bar with friend's name
3.User clicks on the 'search' icon
4.Then user get the friend's profile

Exceptions:

Nothing happens if search word is empty Show nothing if there is no result

Acceptance Test:

Given that the user types name in the 'search bar' input 
User clicks on the the 'search icon' 
User should get the list of friends containing input

Story 2

Feature: User can add Friend

Actors: Any users

Precondition:

The user must be registered and logged in 
The target friend must be searched or be recommended to user

Trigger: User search friend or click search tab in menu bar

Scenario:

1.Given user wants to add friend
2.User clicks on the 'add friend' icon next to the target friend
3.Then user add the target as the new friend
4.Then 'add friend' button of target disappear

Exceptions:

None

Acceptance Test:

Given that the user clicks on the 'add friend' icon 
User add the target as the new friend
Then user should be on search page without 'add friend' button of target

Story 3

Feature: User can search game tags

Actors: Any users

Precondition: The user must be registered and logged in

Trigger: User clicks on the Search tab in menu bar

Scenario:

1.Given user wants to search game tag
2.User fills search bar with name of the game tag
3.User clicks on the 'search' icon
4.Then user get the profile of the game tag

Exceptions:

Nothing happens if search word is empty 
Show nothing if there is no result

Acceptance Test:

Given that the user types name in the 'search bar' input 
User clicks on the 'search icon' 
User should get the list of game tags containing input

Story 4

Feature: User can add game tag

Actors: Any users

Precondition:

The user must be registered and logged in 
The target game tag must be searched or be recommended to user

Trigger: User search friend or click search tab in menu bar

Scenario:

1.Given user wants to add game tag
2.User clicks on the 'add game tag' icon next to the target game tag
3.Then user add the target as the new game tag.
4.User see the popup message "New tag 'tag_name' added!" and list of existing game tags

Exceptions:

None

Acceptance Test:

Given that the user clicks on the 'add game tag' icon 
User add the target as the new game tag
Then user see popup message "New tag 'tag_name' added!"
Then user should be on search page without 'add game tag' button of target

Chat room page

Story 1

Feature: User can chat with other members in the chat room

Actors: Any users

Precondition:

The user must be registered and logged in 
The user must be joined in chat room

Scenario:

1.Given user wants to chat with other members
2.User writes a message in the chat input
3.User clicks on the 'send' button
4.Then all of the members in the chat room should see the message in the chat box

Exceptions:

Send button is disabled if chat input is empty

Acceptance Test

Given that the user have empty chat input
User should not able to click send button because it is disabled
When User writes message on chat input
Then send button is enabled
When User clicks send button
Then all of members in the chat room should see the message in the chat box

Story 2

Feature: User can invite other friend

Actors: Any users

Precondition:

The user must be registered and logged in 
The user must be joined in chat room
The user must have friend not joined in the chat room and online

Scenario:

1.Given user wants to invite other friend to the chat room
2.User clicks on the 'invite' button
3.User choices target friend in the friends list and clicks on the friend's nickname
4.Then the target friend is invited to the chat room

Exceptions:

Give alert if there is no online friend not joined in the chat room

Acceptance Test

Given that the user clicks on the 'invite' button
When user doesn't have online friend not joined in the chat room,
Then user see alert message 'There is no friend online'
When user clicks on the name of friend,
Then user invites the target friend to the chat room

Story 3

Feature: User can add other members in the chat room to friends

Actors: Any users

Precondition:

The user must be registered and logged in
The user must be joined in chat room
There should be other member who is not friend in the chat room

Scenario:

1.Given user wants to add other member in the chat room to friend
2.User clicks on the 'add friend' button next to the target member
3.Then the target member is added to friend

Exceptions:

'add friend' button is disabled if all of members in the chat room is already friend

Acceptance Test

Given that the user see the 'add friend' button next to the members who is not friend
When user clicks on the 'add friend' button next to the target member,
Then user add target member to friend
User should stay in the chat room after adding friend

Story 4

Feature: User can open chat room to public

Actors: Any users

Precondition:

The user must be registered and logged in 
The user must be the host of the chat room

Scenario:

1.Given user is the host of the chat room not opened to the public
2.User wants to open the chat room to the public
3.User toggle switch 'open to everyone' on
4.Other users not joined in chat room can see the user's chat room

Exceptions:

'open to everyone' switch is disabled if the user isn't host of the room

Acceptance Test

Given the user first enters the chat room, 'open to everyone' switch toggle is off
Other users not joined in the chat room can't see this chat room
When user turn it on,
Then other users not joined in the chat room can see this room in the list of chat rooms

Story 5

Feature: User can exit the chat room

Actors: Any users

Precondition:

The user must be registered and logged in 
The user must be joined in chat room

Scenario:

1.User wants to exit the chat room
2.User clicks on the 'exit' button
3.Other users not joined in chat room can see the user's chat room

Exceptions:

If the user is host of the room, another member of the chat room who joined right after the user be the host

Acceptance Test

Given the user first enters the chat room, user can see 'exit' button
When user clicks on the 'exit' button,
Then user should be on the 'chat room list' page
When user who exit is the host of the chat room,
Then members of the chat room see next member become the host