Multimedia Applications in Agriculture by Nurul Amelina

Stardew Valley

studyburner1999_ — 2023-10-18 01:57:20 UTC

Stardew Valley is a farm life simulation game developed by ConcernedApe. Players take the role of a character who inherits their grandfather's dilapidated farm in a place called Stardew Valley.

The goal for the player is to rebuild the farm by planting and selling crops, raising livestock, fishing, cooking, mining and even foraging to earn gold. The game gives you glimpse of running a farm, socialising with townsfolk and producing your own goods ranging from pumpkins to honey whilst encouraging crop management through four seasons.

Fargo, ND, USA

cunaaaa — 2023-10-18 06:35:47 UTC

Bushel Farm is a farm management software where gives farmers a ground-level and big picture view of their farm’s operational and financial performance . It's a business application.

This application provides access to farm records anytime and anywhere . It also generates insights for decision making such as cost of production, marketing position, and profit and loss at the farm, crop, and field level .

I suggest create an offline mode for farmers in areas with limited or no internet access to make this app better .

siti raudhatul husna - 225290

中国上海市

2023-10-18 06:49:48 UTC

218675 Anna

Pumpkin Panic

224626_ — 2023-10-18 14:23:01 UTC

- Pumpkin Panic is a very 'cozy, peaceful, and calm' game that takes place in the middle of a forest. In order to survive you must plant crops and take care of them, buy upgrades, and go fishing, or you can just venture out into the mystery forest. A very generic farming game..but with a horror twist.

- Pumpkin Panic falls into the category of games.

- This game helps to show us:

The importance of crops and plants in the economy. For example, every time the player farmed the crops, they received money to be use for buying upgrades and unlock more crop plots to help survive the night longer.
Shows the dangers and obstacles of having to care for an agricultural land. For example, the player have to face vile creatures while having to care for the crops and also worry about the safety of themself.

- One thing that I would like this game to have is an easier level where player gets to save their progress at any time in the gameplay or have a save point instead of having to restart over and over again whenever a player died in the game.

NurulAin Najihah Binti Abd Rauf
224626

Thailand

223994_ — 2023-10-18 14:56:57 UTC

Garden Tags is a social media platform for gardeners. You can follow other gardeners, see what plants they're growing, and get advice from experts. It's a brilliant forum and one of the best garden apps for planting insporation, plant identification, growing advice, and plant care instructions.

You can also join in discussions, ask questions and share your own gardening tips and tricks. Garden Tags is great way to connect with other gardeners worldwide.

The improvements that need to be made is to advertise this application on social media in order to attract user interest because there are many competitors from other companies that offer the same application.

NUR UMAIRAH SYAMINA BINTI HAMDAN 223994

Finland

nzulaikhazaine — 2023-10-19 15:31:15 UTC

- Hay Day

- "Hay Day" is a popular farming simulation game developed by Supercell. Players manage a virtual farm, plant crops, raise animals, and engage in various activities to expand and decorate their farms.

- The category of the app: games.

- Its importance :

* Time Management and Planning
Players need to manage their virtual farms effectively, which can help improve skills related to time management, strategic planning, and decision-making.
* Education
Hay Day may provide players the basics of farming, resource management, and economics even if it isn't a specifically educational game. Learning about the procedures used in food production as well as supply networks can be interesting.
*Sense of Achievement
As players progress in the game, they can achieve goals and milestones. This sense of accomplishment can be fulfilling and motivating.

- I think it would be better if this game can be played in offline mode so that players can continue to play even if they are in the countryside.

Nur Zulaikha binti Zaini Zaman
223036

Pulau Indah, Selangor

izatienatashah02_ — 2023-10-20 15:03:10 UTC

bm AgriCare is an agriculture solution app that helps you instantly identify the possible nutrient deficiencies and treat plant pests and diseases in your field, farm, and garden.

Category: diseases classification and solutions ,e-book

Important:
- help identify challenges through self assessment by photos of deficiencies
-give professional solutions by connect with agronomists experts
-an education app for agricultural

Suggestion:
-should make it available on apple too

Nur izatie (223454)

中国江西省南昌市

225842_ — 2023-10-20 16:08:30 UTC

Qian Yijia 225842

technical university Ilmenau, Ehrenbergstraße, Ilmenau, Germany

2023-10-21 01:11:11 UTC

This application will help us to answer the question quickly. Take a picture of a plant, find out what it's called and learn everything you want to know with the help of a fact sheet. Highly precise algorithms based on artificial intelligence identify wild plants even when they are not (yet) in bloom

The app guides users through an adaptive process of taking one or more images depicting specific organs of an unknown plant, such as a flower or a leaf. Which images are requested and in which order is determined automatically based on an observation's context, that is, the growth form of the unknown plant, the current season and already acquired information. The identification process requires an internet connection for transferring images and metadata to the server and receiving results.

Suggestion for make this application better is this application should be used when there is no internet connection to help people who are exploring or hiking in the forest to know more about the unique plants there

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

223357_ — 2023-10-21 11:55:18 UTC

Meet Plant Parent – the app that offers solid plant care solutions. With Plant Parent, you can become an instant green thumb and keep your plants not just happy, but thriving!

Category: Plant classification and disease identification.

Importance:

- Create a customized care calendar for your plant to easily manage your plants throughout the year.

- Get notified when it's time to water, fertilize, repot your plant and more.

- Identify new and unknown plants!

- Help identify diseases of plants and provide complete and effective treatment plans for your plants.

Suggestion to make the app better:

Make the app accessible offline

Increase the accuracy when identifying certain plants

NUR MARDHATI AYUNI (223357)

Cumming, GA, USA

2023-10-22 02:55:10 UTC

MapShots Inc. (AG Studio)

Introduction
With over 20 years experience in the precision agricultural software industry, MapShots strives to lead the way in developing powerful, yet easy-to-use software for farmers, service providers, and retailers.

Category of App
- plant recognition
-planning and management
-environment testing

Significance & Importance
-Automating Soil Testing
-Planning and recommending Variable Rate Fertility and Variable Rate Seeding
-brings the power of Agricultural data to the Farmer, while giving the Service Provider data per field to make product and/or service recommendations to the Farmer.
- allow better planning and managing fields, crops and harvests.

Suggestion
-make the app more user friendly so that new farmers who are not familiar with terms in agriculture can use the services without trouble.

Name & Matric Number
- Kedrick Selvanesan
- 224232

Ebenezer house, Lugoba near Lugoba business center, Kawempe Ttula Road, Kawempe, Kampala, Uganda

2023-10-22 04:27:02 UTC

Crop Farmers

Introduction
This app gives a summarized guide for farmers dealing with crops, fruits and vegetables.

Category of App
-diseases classification and solutions
-Plant classifications and descriptions

Importance
-guide to new farmers or anyone practicing agriculture
-Learn correct ways of farming techniques
-prevent attacks on your crops and how to combat them.
-Learn about the attacks to plants such as pests and diseases that are more likely to attack those crops with their causes, symptoms, spread, and preventive and control measures

Suggestion
-To make more description for more plants ( have limited description of plants )
-Allow users to indentifies any plants by taking pictures

:Dhanesvar A/L Perumal
:224499

Plantix

223462_ — 2023-10-22 07:08:15 UTC

Plantix is a mobile crop advisory app for farmers, extension workers and gardeners. Plantix was developed by PEAT GmbH, a Berlin-based AI startup. The app claims to diagnose pest damages, plant diseases and nutrient deficiencies affecting crops and offers corresponding treatment measures. Users can participate in the online community where they find scientists, farmers and plant experts to discuss plant health issues. Farmers can access local weather, get good agricultural advice throughout the season and receive disease alerts once a disease is spreading in their surrounding.

The benefits of Plantix :

- Heal your crops and reap higher yields.

- Plantix turns your Android phone into a mobile crop doctor with which you can accurately detect pests and diseases on crops within seconds. Plantix serves as a complete solution for crop production and management.

- The Plantix app covers 30 major crops and detects 400+ plant damages — just by taking a photo of a sick crop.

- Have a community full of agri-experts that will help with crop cultivation with their best experience.

- The library filled with lot of information about specific crop diseases also with the prevention methods.

Suggestion on how to make it better :

I want to suggest for the apps to introduce a feature that can change the language or have it auto translate to any other language beside its main language which is English. Because I believe there's a lot of farmers from the country and places that not really fluent with English especially people from the countryside.

~ Nur Nadiyatul Husna Binti Ahmad
223462

North Fort Myers, Florida, USA

shnrt56xsy — 2023-10-22 08:24:47 UTC

ECHOcommunity

Link: https://apps.apple.com/my/app/echocommunity/id1529844135

The ECHOcummunity app allows you to record relevant data such as what and when you plant, weather events, interventions such as mulching, cultivation, pruning, and harvest. Along with each entry pictures and notes can be stored for future reference. The data is retained in the cloud, so you will be able to look back at the seeds you have tried and how the trials worked for you.

This app is more to helping or guidaning people who wishes to involve in Agriculture wold.

Therefore, this ECHOcommunity app have a lot of interesting fitures such as Agriculture practice, tutorial video and even online books. User also can bond a connection with other user or may be a profesional farmer within the app.

From my own perspective, this app could growth even further if it has a little improvise by the creator. For example, the interface might have some picture or related animations to attract more people. Same goes for the other fitures, it can be more nice if it has some animations. Lastly, the colour usage also play a big role for helping people not getting bored while using the app.

Thankyou for reading.

Name : Alief
Matric number : 225555

PlantNet

2023-10-22 11:01:32 UTC

PlantNet apps

Introduction
PlantNet is an application that allows you instantly recognize plants by taking a snapshot of them on your smartphone.

Category
Plant Identification

Importance
1. Enables to recognize and comprehend all types of plants found in nature, including blooming plants, trees, grasses, ferns, vines, wild salads, and cactus.
2. Can identify a large number of cultivated plants that can be found in parks & garden
3. Scientists from all around the world gather and examine every plant that is captured in order to comprehend the evolution of plant biodiversity and improve its preservation.

Suggestion
Add a Botanist Assistant feature - Ask any question regarding plants care and get a consultation with gardening experts. Get a care guide and detailed instructions for the asked question

IOS : https://apps.apple.com/my/app/plantnet/id600547573
ANDROID : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.plantnet

NUR ALIA WIDAD BINTI CHE ZULKIFLI (223455)

Hangzhou, 浙江省中国

2023-10-22 11:36:13 UTC

1.XINGSE 2.A application which can be used to recognise different plants such as flowers,crops and so on.At the same time,the app provide messages about the plant like their nameand stories. 3.plant recognition 4.It can help farmers to realize plants that they do not know before.In that case,it can help farmers to make their farms better. 5.There's no search engine to search in the app. 6.WANG YI HAN 218583

Behn Meyer AgriCare (M) Sdn. Bhd. (3636-V), Pelabuhan Johor Pasir Gudang, Pasir Gudang, Johor

yeshina275_ — 2023-10-22 17:46:05 UTC

BM AGRICARE

Introduction :
BM AgriCare is an agriculture solution app that helps you instantly identify the possible nutrient deficiencies and treat plant pests and diseases in your field, farm and garden.

Category of app :
- fertigation management
- disease classification and solution

Significance & Importance :
- Can visually diagnose and troubleshooting field crop problems.
- Can provide recommended treatments from agronomist experts
- Allow to share the crop solution with your friends

Link to download :
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1568248808

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.behnmeyer.agricare&pcampaignid=web_share

Suggestions :
- Make it available in Bahasa Melayu

Name & Matric number :
YESHINA A/P SIVALINGAM
224330

Zürich, Switzerland

nrizyani29_ — 2023-10-23 01:28:31 UTC

Farming Simulator

It simulates farming experience in games visual with engaging concept. It’s fun to play every second while educate users to learn the important of agriculture.

Category: pc game

Important: it educate users to learn and experience of managing the farm trough digital visual

Suggestion: suggest to have a mobile apps since its more portable

Name: Nor Izyani Binti Mohd Ayoub
Matrix:224698

New Zealand

rabyazzn — 2023-10-23 14:47:11 UTC

Introduction

CropX is revolutionizing modern agriculture with its integrated hardware and software system. They specialize in soil sensing and data analytics, enabling farmers to enhance crop yields and irrigation efficiency. The heart of CropX lies in its soil moisture sensors and a comprehensive platform. This platform offers real-time data and insights, making it easy for farmers to make informed decisions regarding water usage and crop management.

Category

CropX primarily falls under the category of "Agricultural Technology" to monitor and optimize crop conditions, irrigation, and other aspects of farming.

Significants & Importance

Water Conservation: It helps farmers optimize their irrigation practices by providing real-time soil moisture data. This reduces water wastage and promotes more sustainable water use in agriculture, a critical factor given increasing concerns about water.
Precision Agriculture: CropX is a prime example of precision agriculture, where data and technology are used to enhance farming practices. This precision reduces the need for excess inputs, such as water and fertilizers, resulting in cost savings and reduced environmental impact.
Data-Driven Decision-Making: The platform provides farmers with valuable data and insights. This encourages data-driven decision-making, which can lead to better agricultural practices and long-term sustainability.
Centralized Data: CropX centralizes farm data, making it easier for farmers to manage, track, and share information. This simplifies record-keeping and farm management.

In summary, CropX is significant and important because it addresses critical challenges in agriculture, such as water scarcity, resource efficiency, and sustainable farming, while also providing practical tools and data-driven insights for farmers to thrive in an ever-changing agricultural landscape.

Suggestions

User Training and Support: Offer comprehensive training and support resources to help farmers make the most of the CropX system, especially for those new to precision agriculture technology.
Compatibility and Interoperability: Ensure that the CropX platform can easily integrate with other agricultural management systems and equipment, allowing for a seamless experience for farmers who use various tools on their farms.
Mobile App Improvements: Continuously refine the mobile app experience to make it more intuitive, responsive, and accessible across different devices and operating systems.
Data Security: Emphasize robust data security measures to protect sensitive agricultural data from cyber threats.
Feedback Loop: Encourage and act upon user feedback to continuously enhance the CropX system based on the evolving requirements and preferences of farmers.

By incorporating these suggestions, CropX can continue to evolve and provide even more value to the agricultural community, ultimately contributing to more sustainable and efficient farming practices.

Installation

For iOS (iPhone and iPad): You can download the CropX app from the Apple App Store. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cropx-farm-management/id1107546487

For Android: You can find the CropX app on the Google Play Store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cropx.adaptive&hl=en&gl=US

Name & Matric Number

RAFA ABYAZ ZEESHAN NAUFAL (218507)

China

syedamirfaris — 2023-10-23 15:24:08 UTC

PictureThis

Introduction
- PictureThis app can identify any plants, flowers, herbs, or trees by photo and get useful plant care tips. It can also set a timer to water your greenery. By snapping the photo, this app will also be able to discover your plant's disease and get a quick cure. Other than that, toxic plant warnings can be active on your phone that set up the location of these types of plants to secure your safety. Last but not least, this app provides a one-on-one expert consultation.

Category
- PictureThis is an app that specialises in plant and disease recognition.

Important
- The importance of this app is that it can differentiate between an edible and non-edible plant. Next, it allows the users to learn the function of certain plants and how to use them effectively.

Suggestion
- In my opinion, the suggestion that I can give is to sync with the location of our phone so that the user can mark the plant that they discover and other users can also know where the location is.

Installation
- For Iphone you can click this link to get app

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/picturethis-plant-identifier/id1252497129

- For Android you can click this link to get the app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.danatech.xingseus&referrer=adjust_reftag%3Dckgl2ATYkA9Qv%26utm_source%3DHP_organic

Name & Matric Number
- SYED AMIR FARIS BIN SYED SHAHRAN (223654)

University of Washington Tacoma, Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA, USA

yazidiskandarusman — 2023-10-23 17:32:51 UTC

STARDEW VALLEY

Introduction

A popular video game developed by ConcernedApe, which has agricultural elements as a significant part of its gameplay. It is available on various platforms including PC, consoles, and mobile devices.

In the farming simulation game, Stardew Valley, players take over a damaged farm and attempt to bring it back to its former beauty. The game includes elements of farming, fishing, mining, and interactions with the locals. Players can grow their farm by planting and harvesting crops, keeping animals, mining for materials, and engaging in a variety of other activities.

Category

It considers under the simulation category as it imitates farm management, including planting, harvesting, and animal care. The fact that players take on a character's role, make decisions, and engage with the in-game world and its people makes it an RPG as well.

Significance/Importance

- Stress Relief: Stardew Valley provides a way out from the stress of today's world. Players may find themselves in the peaceful, natural setting of the game, allowing them to relax and calm down. This is especially important in a world where the development is on the rise and people often search for a connection to the environment.

- Education and Awareness: Although Stardew Valley is largely a game, it also teaches players the basics of farming and agriculture. It increases understanding of the difficulties and effort that actual farmers face, which may encourage compassion for the agricultural sector.

- Creativity and Decision-Making: The game encourages players to make decisions about crop selection, animal care, and farm design, increasing creativity and problem-solving. These skills can be useful in real-world agricultural settings and other aspects of life.

- Community and Social Interaction: Stardew Valley highlights connecting with in-game characters. Players will better understand the value of social relationships the countryside as a result of how this represents the importance of community and social interaction in farming communities.

- Sustainability & Stewardship: The game promotes players' responsible and sustainable use of resources. A sense of environmental stewardship can be created by recognizing the negative effects of abuse and the positive effects of conservation.

Suggestion for Improvement

Include in-game challenges or activities that allow players to collaborate together to solve wider agricultural problems like flooding, pests and diseases, or climate change. This would increase knowing of the actual difficulties farmers have and motivate group problem-solving.

LINKS TO INSTALL

PC: Stardew Valley on Steam (steampowered.com)
IOS: Stardew Valley on the App Store (apple.com)
ANDROID: Stardew Valley - Apps on Google Play

YAZID ATHALLAH ISKANDAR USMAN
MATRIC NO. 218569

Dublin, Ireland

2023-10-24 07:39:35 UTC

Dublin, Ireland

2023-10-24 07:39:41 UTC

TOWNSHIP

Township is a casual farming and city-building video-game where it starts to develop town by harvesting various types of crops, creating goods, and building factories.
The developer of this game is Playrix.

Category of app : Games

The main goal of this game is to link one independent agriculture operation into a complete set of industrial chains, increase income, expand territory, and make own town.

This game can be better by making the game to be played without an internet connection. It could also be better if the game is fully free to be played (no in-app purchase).

CAYUS WEE SOON LENG 224554