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Step 4: Present
You've planned, prepared, and practiced. The only thing left to do is to present! You
know what you're going to say and how you're going to say it. As you make your presen-
tation, relax, smile, and take your time. With a few deep breaths at the start, eye contact
with members of your audience, and the knowledge that you have done the work to get
to this point, you should do just fine.
Presenting a Web App Project
In this exercise, you'll create a puzzle or game written in JavaScript. JavaScript has
proven to be a useful programming language for designing online games because
JavaScript apps can be run without requiring additional software and hardware from
the user beyond a Web browser. When completing this exercise, you are free to use
the resources of the Web for inspiration and to help develop your code, but the final
project must be your own work.
An important part of any project is presenting your work to your colleagues both dur-
ing the planning stage and when the work is completed. Therefore, part of your task
will be to present your project, including its goals and challenges, to your fellow stu-
dents and your instructor. Complete the following:
1. Write a proposal for your Web game. Include a summary of the game's rules and
features as well as the challenges it presents to players.
2. Create a rough draft of the game's interface, including your design choices for the
game's appearance and the means by which players will interact with the game.
3. Write an outline of the proposed program code. Indicate the variables and data
types you need in your code, and list the functions you will find useful.
4. Create your puzzle or game using only HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Make sure
you comment your work throughout so that others can understand your code.
5. Spend some time conducting product testing, asking others to play the game or
solve the puzzle. Make notes about their reactions and the challenges they face.
Revise your game based on their experiences.
6. When you have completed your project, present your results to your fellow stu-
dents. Your presentation should include the following:
a. a statement that describes the game's rules and goals
b. a description of the challenges you faced in creating the game
c. a summary of the files used in the game
d. a discussion of the JavaScript objects, properties, and methods you found
most useful in completing your project
e. an overview of your code, listing all relevant variables and functions
7. As part of your presentation, have one of your classmates test the game or puzzle.
8. Conclude your presentation with a question-and-answer period in which you can
respond to the comments of your classmates about your work.
9. Submit your completed game and all of your documentation to your instructor,
in either printed or electronic form, as requested.
