Group project - Japanize

Japanize is a learning Japanese app.

User Stories

The following required functionality is completed:

• [X] Select difficulty and see progressive levels
• [X] Touch based Kanji character learning. Learn through trace and keyword prompts. Focus on stroke order and legibility
• [X] Audio record word and phrase pronunciation and compare side-by-side to Japanese speaker samples
• [X] Widget - Reminders and word/phrase of the day

The following optional features are implemented:

• [ ] Create personal account to store profile and score data across devices. (Facebook, Google+, Parse?)
• [ ] Ranking and leaderboards
• [X] On first load a tutorial to show off features and how to use the app
• [ ] Voice recognition to check pronunciation
• [ ] Word practice with random generated romaji

Mockups

• Fluidui mockup
• Invision storyboard
• Initial prototype

API

• Mockup

Resources

• http://kanjivg.tagaini.net/
• https://github.com/mbilbille/dmak
• http://nippongrammar.appspot.com/
• https://ospalh.github.io/anki-addons/Kanji%20stroke%20color.html
• https://github.com/jgorset/Recorder
• http://tegaki.org/

Video Walkthrough

Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:

Data schema

The data schema is documented in the API in every end-point. Basically we have:

• Users: http://private-f1e8a-japanize.apiary-mock.com/users

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Alejandro",
    "bio": "CCSF student",
    "email": "asanc142@mail.ccsf.edu",
    "score": 1000
  }
]

• Kanji characters: http://private-f1e8a-japanize.apiary-mock.com/kanji

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Kanji 1",
    "description": "Practice Kanji first character",
    "character": "仮",
    "score": 5
  }
]

• Words: http://private-f1e8a-japanize.apiary-mock.com/words

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Word 1",
    "description": "Practice Kanji first character",
    "meaning_english": "Hello",
    "meaning_hiragana": "仮",
    "meaning_romaji": "仮",
    "score": 5
  }
]

• Levels: http://private-f1e8a-japanize.apiary-mock.com/levels

[
  {
    "level": 1,
    "published_at": "2015-08-05T08:40:51.620Z",
    "activities": [
      {
        "type": "Kanji",
        "id": 1
      }
    ]
  }
]