Color Palette

We were inspired by companies who provide these kind of memorization and hand-eye coordination games for fees of 5 to 10 dollars a month. We just felt that we could build something like that and offer it for a much more reasonable price. We also wanted the game to be more straightforward than some of the complicated games we saw online. We feel that no one should have to pay a monthly fee to keep their mind healthy and young (and it shouldn't make you feel bad every time because it's too complex). We wanted to take an old concept and make it cheap and simple Our target market is anyone who wants to stretch their mind with a fun and simple color game they can keep on their phone. We started out by building simple versions of the tasks we wanted to accomplish (such as making one button work one time) and then building upon that code by adding the other functions. Our first challenge was just creating a random generator that would control text color and text value independently. We ended up learning how to use a split function to randomize both outputs. Then we had some difficulty making sure only the "right" button would work when pressed and the others would end the game. We ended up creating a large if statement to solve this problem. In our first approach, we started the if statement with the action and then based on measured conditions, we coded the output. In the end, we had to change the order to set up conditions first and then define the outputs of every possible action. Once we had reached this point we were pretty close to a workable prototype but we struggled with making the process repeat itself every time a correct button was pushed. We ended up having to make the color selection function call itself at the end of each if statement. After adding a simple score keeper, we wanted to implement a countdown and tried for several hours yet we were unable to implement the code for the exact functions we wanted. We think this idea provides lots of opportunity for growth. The simple 4 colored blocks design provides a foundation for a whole host of games which can be used to measure and track memorization, hand-eye coordination and reaction time data. We hope this app can become a series of fun yet simple games that many people can use to keep their minds young for a very small price (but a very long time).

Built With

• android
• eclipse
• java