This is a browser based party game designed to be enjoyed on mobile/portable devices and desktop, 2/6/2020.
Dingbat Trivia is a multi-player trivia game (inspired by Jackbox) built in 3.5 days.
Sunburst background animation was inspired by: https://codepen.io/akashnimare/pen/sjmbB. Bat drawings are by each member of the development team, sounds/music are by Liam.
The game is best enjoyed with the "room" hosted on a large screen and players joining on their personal devices.
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Navigate to Dingbat-trivia.herokuapp.com to access and run the application.
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Click "Create Room". This device will become the "host" and display the game. If you as the "Host" would like to play, please follow the steps below on another device such as your mobile, laptop, or even another window.
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Once assigned a room number (found on the "Host" screen), Players should click the "Join Room" button, enter the room number given, and create their nickname for the game."
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After players have joined the room, they will all have a prompt on their devices saying "everybody is here!". Any player may click this button, but be ready! Once this button is clicked, the game begins!
No major bugs have been reported at this time. We have observed some small display issues and intend to solve them in the near future. Core functioning and game play are working as intended and will be perennially updated to improve the player experience. See below on how you can help us keep this game fun and accessible!
Please send feedback, or general inquiries to liam@liamkenna.com. Our team appreciates the messages and feedback we receive and will do our best to get back to you promptly. We would love to hear your concerns about accessibility, bugs and other general questions about the application and the team.
Ruby, Rails, PostgreSQL, Action Cable, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Ableton
This software is available under the MIT license.
Copyright (c) 2020 Liam Kenna, Jaime Gensler, Angela Weber, Brett Cordell