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Updated Oct 6, 2009 by alex.a.b...@gmail.com

3.4 Features Breakdown

EXPLORE- informational component
- interactive world map
. . . .map shows countries, displaying their names and capitals
- map is zoomable
. . . .zoom-in, able to display the smallest country in about 3/4 the screen size
. . . .zoom-out, able to display the entire world
- 'swipe'
. . . .able to move up and down, left and right on the interactive map
- double-click
. . . .information about a country can be accessed by double-clicking on it
. . . .information is parsed from www.wikipedia.org
PLAY- the quiz component, a countries/capitals quiz
user prompted with the following question "Where is country name/capital name located?"
user is able to move around the map in search of an answer (same fashion as moving about in the "Explore")
. . . .user is able to click a country/capital to select his answer
. . . .user feedback: correct answer (pass), incorrect answer (fail)
- two difficulties
. . . .countries (the 'easy' version)
. . . .capitals (the 'hard' version)
- two modes of playing each version
. . . .choose the play the entire world
. . . .choose to play individual continent (N. America, S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania)
- quick-play
. . . .a randomized selection of game mode ( 14 possible modes, eg. Countries -> World, Capitals -> Continents -> Asia, etc)
- progression
. . . .countries sorted under three categories (easy, medium, hard)
. . . .game will start with the easy category, having 10 questions
. . . . . . .minimum of 5/10 correct answers required to progress
. . . .progress to medium category, having 10 questions
. . . . . . .minimum of 5/10 correct answers required to progress
. . . .progress to hard category, having 10 questions
. . . . . . .minimum of 5/10 correct answers required to progress
. . . .progress to 'open-ended'
. . . . . . .questions are asked from any of the three categories
. . . . . . .user can play continuously until accumulating 5 incorrect answers
. . . .user can quit at any time during the quiz
- score
. . . .each correct answer through out the entire quiz is worth 1 point
. . . .during play, wrong answers are tracked in the top left corner, score is tracked in the top right corner
. . . .after the completion of a game (either by failing, or quitting) a top score is recorded
. . . .top 10 scores are tracked in a 'High Score' table
HOW TO- tutorials
. . . .how to 'menu'
. . . .how to 'explore'
. . . .how to 'play'

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