cognify

Tech stack

• Frontend: Blazor
• Backend: ASP.NET
• Database: [TBD]

Features

1. Brain Games

• Word Recall: Enchances verbal memory by showing the end-user a single word and they have to recall whether they have seen the word before or not.
• Square Board Recall: The end-user gets shown a board with a variety of cards. All cards get flipped and the user has to recall which card images/icons match.
• Type Racer: Enchances the end-users speed typing by randomly picking a sentence, which the user has to type out. In the end, displays statistics, such as words per minute.

2. User Accounts

• User registration and login.
• Progress tracking and statistics dashboard.

3. Gamification and Rewards

• Points: By playing the games users earn points and can get high-scores.
• Badges: Reaching specific progression thresholds earn you a badge, which will be displayed on the end-users profile.

Updates:

Please update this section of the README with each pull request. It will be easier to present our changes during lab lectures.

09/11 - 09/18

• Discussed the tech stack again and decided on using Blazor instead of ReactJS for the front-end
• Implemented Razor for front-end
• Decided on tasks for eachother. Each person creates 1 game from the Brain Games as follows:
  • Dovydas - word recall
  • Titas - type racer
  • Lukas - square board recall
• Added game select menu on homepage
• Added basic functionality for word recall game

09/18 - 09/25

• Move components generated by template to examples directory
• Add styling to word recall game
• Add How To Play dialog, invoked by button, to word recall
• Added type-racer basic functionality with some simple features

09/25 - 10/02

• Added TypeRacerController.cs and also started getting the text for targetText from the internet
• Tried adding the functionality to check automatically whether the user's input is the same as the target in TypeRacer
• Implemented basic functionality for Square Board Recall game.
• Added logic to track score and maintain health between rounds in Square Board Recall.
• Implemented shuffling and resetting of cards after all pairs are matched, without resetting the health.
• Ensured game flow continues smoothly between rounds while preserving the player's current score and health.

10/02 - 10/10

• Added extension method that works with the Square Board Recall game.
• Using Card as a record in the SquareBoardRecall.controller
• Adding additional functionalities to the logic of Square Board Recall game to make work smoothly.
• Modifying .razor files and adding razor.cs files to seperate @code block for each game to improve readability.
• Created a GameStatistics class and a GameState enum for Word Recall
• Moved most of the game logic to the backend for Word Recall
• TypeRacer now fetches the target text from a text file, also fixed the mistake when the user input was correct the game would not finish.
• Added IEnumerable .NET interface