Design

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.

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.

When the idea of bust-it was presented initially the foremost idea was "it's a mobile game you can download from the AppStore". Well, why? To achieve a fully platform integrated experience in your application, then developing a native mobile app is probably necessary. But is it necessary to develop an application that can "help kids enjoy learning maths"? For our scenario the answer is probably no. But nor does this decision stop us from developing a fully fledge mobile app in a later phase.