This is a discussion of the development process. We went from an idea to working mobile friendly website www.bustit.app. While this isn't a definitive how-to, we hope that the shared experience will help others in their own approach to developing their own ideas. It is also work-in-progress.
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Idea For Game
This is an article on the creation of the www.bustit.app game. What follows is a discussion with the original creator of the game on how it all started:
Why did you come up with the idea of bustit? About four years ago my grandchildren had a problem with their maths and had a lack of interest in it. So i created a game that would hopefully stimulate their interest in learning.
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Paper To Visualisation
As discussed previously in a blog, bust it started out as a game played on paper. How could this translate to an app that could reach a wider audience? Aspects of a paper version don't necessarily translate to the electronic version (Ie limited screen space on a mobile phone). The medium also expands the possibilities of its capabilities (ie sharing challenges on social media). The original game designer had no experience of electronic game development.
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Hugo + Azure Static Web App + Azure GIT
To share the experience of developing www.bustit.app and drive traffic to the game we thought we'd blog about it. So we needed a platform to share the content. What follows is our solution and setup, hope it helps.
"Static Site Generator" We are using Hugo to manage our blog content. There are plenty of good blogs / articles out there to set up Hugo and build out your website. Best place to start is the quick start on the official site.
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