WikiMaze
Games
trivia game
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
12 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.38.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Nostalgic recreation of MindMaze
From 3 comments
I loved playing Mindmaze, the trivia game inside Encarta '95, and was upset that I couldn't find a similar game anywhere online. Distraught and a little nostalgic, I recreated it…
gleitz on HNMindmaze was a favorite of mine in my younger days; I'm glad to see it revived. This is just for my nostalgic needs, but I'd love to see the original music here :P
abhimishra on HNThis brings back memories of Encarta, brilliantly executed. Very interested to see how the API develops, would love to use it for http://quizipedia.org
quizipedia on HN
Fun maze and gameplay
From 2 comments
Very cool, I like the timed release of further article context. And the maze part is surprisingly fun given that it is basically pointless / orthogonal to the rest of the game.
kilovoltaire on HNThis is amazing, thanks for putting it together. Really fuels my already-intense Wikipedia addiction - I was one of those kids that read encyclopedias for fun and still get into…
jcurbo on HN
Unlimited trivia from Wikipedia
From 1 comment
awesome. unlimited trivia questions generated by wikipedia.
handler on HN
Objections
Account names collide and show others' scores
From 1 comment
Make sure you use a unique name. Otherwise you'll get into others accounts with their scores. Good idea, poorly implemented.
thimmy on HN
New users see inflated progress on first visit
From 1 comment
Meh. You could also tie the user to the device or browser and avoid a first time user entering the game with 2k points and the map nearly complete. Give a new user a good…
thimmy on HN
Game area is small on phone
From 1 comment
Will there be a way to play via browser that breaks it out of the phone interface? I'm having a blast, the only thing that bothers me is playing in the small area inside the…
libraryatnight on HN
Requests
Original MindMaze music
From 1 comment
Mindmaze was a favorite of mine in my younger days; I'm glad to see it revived. This is just for my nostalgic needs, but I'd love to see the original music here :P
abhimishra on HN
Browser version outside the phone frame
From 1 comment
Will there be a way to play via browser that breaks it out of the phone interface? I'm having a blast, the only thing that bothers me is playing in the small area inside the…
libraryatnight on HN
Questions
How questions are created and wrong answers chosen
From 1 comment
Can you talk more about how you create the questions? I'm guessing the answers are always article titles, and you look for articles that have a neat leading summary which is easy…
gojomo on HN
Does it work offline and how is caching done
From 2 comments
Does it work when you're offline? Or does it require a connection to grab data from Wikipedia?
pavel_lishin on HNDoes it save a bunch? Like, can I play for an hour without repeats? And does it use cache manifest to store the questions, or localStorage? (I've been working on both lately at…
pavel_lishin on HN
Alternatives named
Qwiki
From 1 comment
Qwiki[1] aims for a more interactive (albeit Flash-dependent) presentation of mostly the same information that's in Wikipedia. There's also a site called 'Ultrastudio' that aims…
gojomo on HN
Ultrastudio
From 1 comment
Qwiki[1] aims for a more interactive (albeit Flash-dependent) presentation of mostly the same information that's in Wikipedia. There's also a site called 'Ultrastudio' that aims…
gojomo on HN