This is the very first project of the General Assembly cohort. We are tasked to make a simple website that contains a fully operational Tic Tac Toe game. There are also several other objectives that I as a developer wish for the user to experience those are as follow:
For the user, the user can create a profile to save his or her game data.
As a developer I want to present the proper game information to guide the users through each turn of the game.
As a developer I want the game to track who wins so users find purpose in playing.
As a developer website should be responsive so user can view on it on all platforms.
For wireframe see jpg image.
My original intent of the website's design was to take a minimalist approach. The website should look clean and concise but also offer high functionality to the user. Through using bootstrap and modals the users have an interface to create profiles. Through ajax users can log in and log out as well as change their password. The buttons for sign in and sign out toggle between show and hide through the use of Jquery selectors. Though incomplete I wanted the user to have access to game data (i.e. win perecentages, game history, and number of games) through a drop down menu within the game board. This was not implemented due to insufficient time and issues with some ajax functions. The website was also supposed to have a responsive design. This was not done due to again insuffcient time and indecisiveness to select between using bootstrap and classic media queries.
The game engine is created through the use of javascript as the core logic of the game and jquery as a means to interact with game board. The game is able to detect winning games and games that have tied. Originally the game engine could keep track of how many times each player has won, however I was heavily debating on whether to have this function internal or using data over Ajax. Development of this functionality was never sought through.
The user has a prompt at the bottom of the screen which communicates to the code running in the background. The user will be able to know who's turn it is. This is accomplished through again jquery selectors and the text function to change the html based on the condition. The user is also able to enjoy an interface with limited amount of buttons. To reset the board one only has to click on the board once a round is over.