Notes and guidance

Getting started

Here are some quick tips to get your project started:

• Discuss your app idea with an instructor to get feedback before you dive too deep into planning.
• Keep it simple. Minimum Viable Product (MVP) functionality that looks great and works well is better than extra functionality added to a game without polish.
• Theme your game to give it a personal touch.
• Develop features in a way that allows you to test as you go - try your best to follow the flow of data through your app.
• Regularly review the project requirements to ensure you’re on track to pass the project. A printable version of the project requirements can be found here.
• If you’re unsure how to begin planning, check out the Planning Your Browser Game resource.
• If you’re unsure how to start coding, check out the Build a Browser Game Walkthrough.
• Add comments to your code where it makes sense to do so. Most code is self-documenting, and you shouldn’t add comments explaining the obvious. Ideally, comments should explain the why of code where it’s necessary.

Project assistance

Your instructor team will provide guidelines for reaching out for help during project week.

Level up 🚀

Have you finished your project? Here are some ideas to level it up:

• Add a light/dark mode.
• Add fun extras like showing confetti on a win.
• Add audio details.
• Add animations.
• Add a computer player.
• Store data on the client machine using localStorage.

Presentation ideas

You will have a maximum of 5 minutes to present your project. While the structure and content of your presentation are ultimately up to you, here are some potential ideas and topics to cover:

• Discuss the game. Including details about why you chose the game is a nice touch.
• Play the game! Demo a win or loss.
• Briefly show off something unique in your code or a piece of code you’re particularly proud of.
• Share your experience with the project - what was challenging, what did you gain from building this project?