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==The Tablet of Adventure==
* '''student:''' Susanna Huhtanen
* '''student:''' Susanna Huhtanen
* '''mentor:''' Henri Bergius
* '''mentor:''' Henri Bergius
* '''Project Status:''' accepted, in development
* '''Project Status:''' accepted, in development
* '''Repository''': http://github.com/cannonerd/adventure_tablet
* '''Repository''': http://github.com/cannonerd/adventure_tablet
* '''Package''': http://maemo.org/packages/view/adventure-tablet/
* '''Homepage''': http://cannonerd.wordpress.com/the-tablet-of-adventure/


Status updates for the project can be found on [http://cannonerd.wordpress.com/ the blog]
Status updates for the project can be found on [http://cannonerd.wordpress.com/ the blog]


 
==Project summary==
 
===Project summary===


The Tablet of Adventure is a tool for generating and sharing location-based adventures with Maemo devices. The adventures may be manually created or follow the Geohashing "automatic adventure generator" concept as popularized by the xkcd comic (#426)
The Tablet of Adventure is a tool for generating and sharing location-based adventures with Maemo devices. The adventures may be manually created or follow the Geohashing "automatic adventure generator" concept as popularized by the xkcd comic (#426)


===Progress===
==Progress==


'''what works'''
'''what works'''
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* bearing
* bearing
* selecting between adventures - added hardcoded Malmi adventure until custom adventures are supported
* selecting between adventures - added hardcoded Malmi adventure until custom adventures are supported
* a finish for a mission
* social features
* generate new Geohash at midnight
* custom adventures


'''what doesn't'''
'''what doesn't'''


* social features - will be done using Qaiku
* custom adventures (friend race) - adventure editor not implemented
* generate new Geohash at midnight if software is running
* generate neighboring graticules Geohashes (i.e. Helsinki and Vantaa)
* generate neighboring graticules Geohashes (i.e. Helsinki and Vantaa)
[[Category:Google Summer of Code]]

Latest revision as of 15:41, 2 August 2010

Status updates for the project can be found on the blog

Project summary

The Tablet of Adventure is a tool for generating and sharing location-based adventures with Maemo devices. The adventures may be manually created or follow the Geohashing "automatic adventure generator" concept as popularized by the xkcd comic (#426)

Progress

what works

  • geohash algorithm
  • distance between your location and destination
  • osmgps map
  • pointers for your location and destination location
  • bearing
  • selecting between adventures - added hardcoded Malmi adventure until custom adventures are supported
  • a finish for a mission
  • social features
  • generate new Geohash at midnight
  • custom adventures

what doesn't

  • generate neighboring graticules Geohashes (i.e. Helsinki and Vantaa)