At the start of the second semester, I set the goal to expand my food choices and eat healthier. I wanted to move away from garlic bread and frozen pizza and as a vegetarian, I wanted to experiment with a wider variety of plant-based meals. To achieve this, I decided to try new recipes and …
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1. Introduction With the original TFI Leap Top-Up application (National Transport Authority, 2016) users faced issues including NFC scanner difficulties, limited payment options, and slow balance updates. However users appreciated its simple layout. The new prototype addresses these key concerns while keeping elements that users like. To improve the login process, the prototype offers a …
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1. Introduction The TFI Leap Top-Up App (National Transport Security, 2016) is a mobile application that enables users to manage their TFI Leap Cards for public transport in Ireland, by scanning their card with an NFC-enabled device. It provides several features, such as checking the balance, topping-up credit, purchasing tickets, viewing transaction history, and tracking …
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Beneath the Surface is a board game that takes place in coal mines in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. From the 19th century till the 1970’s companies send mineworkers to work in these mines to extract coal. In the game each player represents a mining company, looking to earn the most profit by …
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‘The Full History of Board Games. From 5000 BC to now’ – Peter Attia
There are a range of global initiatives to improve the quality and availability of public geospatial data. Millions of volunteers actively work on making these maps as accurate as possible. Examples of these platforms are MapSwipe and OpenStreetMap. MapSwipe focuses on aiding humanitarian projects by helping organizations to be better informed and prepared. OpenStreepMap main …
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WELCOME TO MY BLOG! Hi there! My name is Shannon, and I am a second-year student at University College Cork, pursuing a BA in Digital Humanities & Information Technology with a minor in Sociology. On this blog, you can discover some of the projects I have worked on and the discussions I have explored throughout …
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