Avocado Jungle Game

Inspiration

For the last couple of weeks, we enjoyed playing the game of higher/lower (converted into a party game). The simplicity of the game combined with limitless potential for improvement along with Mikołaj’s passion for avocados inspired us to create the first version of our avocado-price-guessing game. Then, because Mikołaj was beating us every time, we thought that it may be even more fun to add new categories in which none of us had any prior knowledge. Because avocado was the primal idea, the game is situated in a beautifully made jungle with an all-knowing parrot that asks you questions you would never expect. Have you ever wondered how some people can know so many useless fun facts? Now, thanks to our invention you can be the person knowing the most useless of them all.

What it does

Runs a version of the game of higher/lower with many useless but interesting facts
Allows you to bet money based on how certain you are of your guess
Teaches you the dependencies between different elements in the same field
Analysing given examples develops your analytical skills
Pleases the eye with amazing graphics that will make you never want to stop playing
It’s fun

How we built it

Creating our project was divided into two main parts: data preparation and GUI design. Piotr and Mikołaj spent over 6 hours analyzing various datasets available on Kaggle and converting them into a suitable format. This involved identifying connections between features, coming up with a method of generating queries interesting for the player, and developing an accurate prediction algorithm. Emilia, equipped with just an S Pen, tested the limits of the Samsung Notes app and drew all the pictures used in the game. Krzysztof was fighting with Python interface libraries, creating a functioning interactive interface, and constantly complaining about being our teams' front-end developer. However, when we combined all the elements and saw the beauty of our creation, all the regrets disappeared.

Challenges we ran into

Creating the graphics without professional tools – all drawings were made in the Samsung Notes app
Preparing data so it is suitable for the higher/lower game
Creating the dataset for estimates and guesses so the game is neither trivial nor impossible
Finding the questions that are surprising enough to entertain the player
Our front-end developer had no previous experience
Find the data with enough dependencies for the estimates to be a little bit different but not too much so the player’s answer is not only a random guess

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Amazing, colourful graphics
Creating a program that allows us to download the database, extract relevant information and prepare it in a systematic way
Time management for a good work-rest balance and maximising productivity.
A working interface despite our front-end developer having no prior knowledge in this area

What we learned

We learned how to download and process databases available on the Internet
Mikokłaj can now guess water drinkability given pH, hardness and conductivity with 90% accuracy
Piotr discovered that one can implement classes in Python, and abused his discovery with no hesitance
Krzysztof managed to learn all tools needed to create the interface
How to create subfolders on GitHub o.o