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PuzzleApp
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Proposed "Competitive Crossword Puzzle" Application
Basic Description
- an individual clue and the number of characters that comprise the answer are given to the user and an alert signifies that the countdown/stopwatch has begun to tick;
- possible feature: identify multi-modally consonants and vowels
- once this notification has occurred, the clock begins to run (choice: countdown or stopwatch?)
- the passing of time should be non-distracting - for example, ticking to mark passage of seconds, earcons to mark 15, 30, 45, and so on seconds;
- upon successful provision of an answer, the counter is paused; until the new clue is served, and an alert is sounded to signify that the user is "back on the clock"
- each clue of crossword is presented one-at-a-time, with pre-populated values (alphabetic characters) inherited from previous answers;
- the user should have multiple options as to what kind of game is played:
- pit one player directly against another,
- "tag-team" mode, in which players alternate;
- play against the clock in an attempt to achieve a "best time" (as in arcade games)
- play against an opponent with same set of clues or against a player solving an equally challenging (with same number of clues and crossovers) puzzle
Aspects of Rich Web Applications Which Such A Demo Will Illustrate
- puzzle served in response to user's preferred natural language (or user can choose from a list of languages)
- originally conceived of a "hangman" type game, but making it a cross-word eliminates a lot of work that we don't have time to do right now, but could do (or challenge the SVGIG to) a hangman front-end
- sighted players may want to/need to turn of sound effects; blind players need them, but non-obtrusively, unless the game is a count-down
- some players may need to slow the game down to make it practical for them to play (synchronize an alternate input player with "temporarily non-disabled" user to level the playing field (a.k.a. handicapping -- NO pun intended, as i use handicap in its original, Anglo-Norman sense)
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