Trivia Game
Project Details
Role: Design & Dev
Duration: 1 Week
Tools: Visual Studio Code
Tech: HTML, JS, Open JSON Trivia API
Brief: Project for Coding Bootcamp
Learning JSON
JSON objects were pretty new to me at this point. The idea of stringifying and then turning the string into an object seemed a bit counterintuitive and unnecessary - but seeing working query results is a cool enough feeling to offset frustration with the process.
AJAX
Asynchronous javascript is REALLY COOL in my opinion. The jQuery ajax API is a bit confusing, though. Promises, callbacks, and their many relatives are still rather challenging. This was a great opportunity to understand the behavior of asynchronous js in an app that still had synchronous js written into it.
Finished Product
Player selects category and clicks 'play'. A timer counts down from 100 while a player tries to beat the clock and answer all questions correctly.
The spacing and contrast of this interface are a bit low - I'd like to make this visually accessible asap.
Future Features
Aside from accessibility, I’d like to add some basic stuff - like scorekeeping, the ability to pass on a question, and unlimited questions during the timer. I don’t plan to attach this to a database anytime soon, however.
