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Collecting in-game data for android app

Discussion in 'Multiplayer' started by Anthomaxyd, Mar 6, 2020.

  1. Anthomaxyd

    Anthomaxyd

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    Hello everyone, i'm kind of a rookie in programming, sooooo sorry if my question sounds silly.
    I'm creating a little mobile game for an internship . This game aim is to be played by children with a disability in order to see if playing this little game can help them overcome their disability.
    I need to collect in-game data (like percentage of good move, time they use to answer a question...) from their play in order to understand how they play and how they progress. The game must be play on a daily basic so it need to be accessible on a phone or a tablet.
    My first idea was to save the data on a JSON file and store them on the google play cloud, but i guess only the owner of the account will have access to the save file.
    I guess i could just let the game store the save file on the mobile and ask for the parent to send it by email, but it will create problem since a lot of people are really lazy, or just not good with mobile.
    Is there an option to send automatically these data by mail or store it on a cloud?
    It's for medical research purpose, so we have the agrement from the parent for collecting the data. Hope i explain this well. Pardon me for my english quality. And thanks in advance for your help.
     
  2. MrsPiggy

    MrsPiggy

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    The general approach to this kind of requirements is to have a website where your game clients can send the information you're gathering.
    If you're not familiar with any of this, I would recommend partnering with a web developer that can setup the server for you and help you store the data you need.
     
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  3. Anthomaxyd

    Anthomaxyd

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    Thank you a lot and have a nice day
     
  4. voncarp

    voncarp

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    You can use playfab.com for something like this. Their API is pretty easy to use. Pretty active forums and a free tier.

    If you want to go big. Go with any of the cloud services. AWS, Azure, Google cloud.
     
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