Binary hunt : an android game application on number systems / by Patrick S. Nuevo and Renea Anne Racoma.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Computer Science) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT).

NUEVO, PATRICK S. and RACOMA, RENEA ANNE. Binary Hunt: An Android Game
Application on Number Systems. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. January 2020. Adviser: Prof.
Ria Clarisse L. Mojica. The study was conducted from May 2017 to October 2019 at
Cavite State University in Indang Cavite.
The purpose of the study was to introduce the number system particularly binary
conversion and some of its uses to the target users. It aimed to develop a mobile game
application called Binary Hunt that applies the concept of connecting adjacent letters in the grid
to form words. Specifically, the study aimed to: 1. identify the difficulties of students in number
systems through the use of interviews and surveys; 2. analyze the identified problems using
fishbone diagrams; 3. design the following modules: a. gameplay module that introduces the
concept, enrich the user's knowledge and encourage students to further study the number
systems; b. shop module that helps the users to be familiar with the binary representations of
some letters, colors and chords; c. validation module that checks if the inputs of the users are
correct; 4. develop an application called Binary Hunt; 5. test the developed application; and 6.
evaluate the developed application. Incremental methodology was used in developing the
system.
The researchers used Unity for the development of the animations and interface, C# as
programming language, Adobe Photoshop for editing images, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
for the design and development of the game application. The end product underwent numerous
testings’ to make sure that it was free from bugs and ready for deployment. Eighty-eight BSCS
and BSIT students and 12 CS/IT instructors evaluated the system by means of evaluation form
based on ISO 9126. The results were collected, analyzed, and presented through tables.
According to the results of overall evaluation, the system was excellent in terms of functionality,
reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, portability, and user-friendliness. The average
mean was 4.59 and it implies that it fully meets and far exceeds the requirements and expected
outcome.
To improve the Android game application, the following features were recommended: 1.
add another game mode wherein the user will not only convert decimal, hexadecimal and octal
but also vice versa and others; 2. include a part wherein the user will insert a word and it will
display the binary, hexadecimal and octal form of it; 3. add more images to be named and
colored by the user on the name and color challenge and more songs on the music challenge;
4. support other chords on music challenge and limit the user on placing the wrong chords; 5.
provide additional challenge that will help the user to understand how number systems are used
as a representation on computer; and 6. make the application available on other platforms such
as iOS.

Submitted copy to the University Library. 01/22/2020 T-8777