An app that tracks sustainability activites performed by students on campus and rewards them with points that can be redeemed or donated. This app aims to promote sustainability and help the environment by providing an incentive for students to do so.
- Download the X app.
- Students are asked to login with their UTORid.
- Scan the QR code from the app after performing said activities to earn points.
- Accumulate points and rise up the leaderboard.
- Redeem/Donate points whenever you want!
- Water dispensing station where you can use reusable water bottle and scan for points.
- Using reusable containers at cafeteria instead of taking paper of plastic plates.
- Gain points for buying eco-friendly products from the bookstore.
- Volunteering in activites such as planting trees in a student run garden, river and park cleanups.
Redeem : Points can be redeemed from the app directly as cashback.
Donate : Points can be used to donate for environmental causes to NGOs such as Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund.
This app incorporates various concepts and strategies and gamification is one of the major ones. It includes a leaderboard page that shows the list of students who gained the most points throughout the semester. Moreover, it also displays positive reinforcement messages that show up on the Home page, that keep the user motivated. Competing with other players and getting a reward at the end of the semester is something everyone would look forward to, and try to achieve, which makes it all the more important during the development process.