Flash Memories is a Light & Sound Memory game to apply for CodePath's SITE Program.

Submitted by: Miguel Wu Liang

Time spent: 12 hours spent in total

Link to project: https://glitch.com/edit/#!/pear-enormous-mule

The following required functionality is complete:

• Game interface has a heading (h1 tag), a line of body text (p tag), and four buttons that match the demo app
• "Start" button toggles between "Start" and "Stop" when clicked.
• Game buttons each light up and play a sound when clicked.
• Computer plays back sequence of clues including sound and visual cue for each button
• Play progresses to the next turn (the user gets the next step in the pattern) after a correct guess.
• User wins the game after guessing a complete pattern
• User loses the game after an incorrect guess

The following optional features are implemented:

• Any HTML page elements (including game buttons) has been styled differently than in the tutorial
• Buttons use a pitch (frequency) other than the ones in the tutorial
• More than 4 functional game buttons
• Playback speeds up on each turn
• Computer picks a different pattern each time the game is played
• Player only loses after 3 mistakes (instead of on the first mistake)
• Game button appearance change goes beyond color (e.g. add an image)
• Game button sound is more complex than a single tone (e.g. an audio file, a chord, a sequence of multiple tones)
• User has a limited amount of time to enter their guess on each turn

1. If you used any outside resources to help complete your submission (websites, books, people, etc) list them here.

   • https://studio.code.org/courses
   • https://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp
   • https://www.designwizard.com/blog/design-trends/colour-combination

2. What was a challenge you encountered in creating this submission (be specific)? How did you overcome it? (recommended 200 - 400 words)

   While I was creating this submission, I faced multiple challenges. I think the main challenge I encountered was working on the Checking the user’s response section, especially the guess function, of the game given that it was a long section that combined everything we had to do in the previous sections and, by taking into account that I have very little basic knowledge of HTML and CSS with the fact that the last time I programmed in JavaScript was during my high school senior year, I think it was very challenging to put everything to make the game work correctly in both logic and design. Also, this was my first time using audioContext in JavaScript, therefore I found it harder than I thought it would be, considering that I had basic knowledge on how to apply logic on my code but in another programming language. I was able to overcome this challenge by doing some research about how audioContext works on JavaScript, and once I found the information I needed, I was able to sketch a diagram and trace my code to make sure the game works correctly.

3. What questions about web development do you have after completing your submission? (recommended 100 - 300 words)

   The main concern I have after I submitted my prework assignment is that I do not know how to connect my JavaScript code with my HTML file. This is given that I tried to work on the optional feature of giving the player 3 strikes and I was able to make the JavaScript code work, however I couldn’t display it on the game screen, even though I made some research on how to do it. Therefore, I am wondering if we are going to learn how to link files of different languages since I think it is an essential aspect of web development.

4. If you had a few more hours to work on this project, what would you spend them doing (for example: refactoring certain functions, adding additional features, etc). Be specific. (recommended 100 - 300 words)

   If I had more time to work on this project, I would spend them on refining the game by making the code I wrote more efficient. Also, I would spend time adding more features given that this game, in my opinion, still lacking some basic elements. Some of the features I have been thinking on adding to this game if I had more time are:

   • Adding a timer for the player to guess
   • Giving the user multiple attempts to guess a pattern
   • Creating multiple levels where the time for the player to guess is shorter, the pattern is longer and plays faster, and the number of buttons increases with the level
   • Adding a multiplayer mode

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