a start on the passion projects of cohort 4.2

Spooky Seance

frighten your friends, summon a spirit into your smartphone!

My wife is begging me to make this app!

Imagine yourself as a middle-school-aged child, prowling the town with your friends. While passing the cemetary, your friend's phone starts going off. It's vibrating uncontrollably, flashing its light, and playing an unfamiliar ringtone. She says he can't turn it off! You receive a text from your friend's phone number. It's not from your friend... it's from the ghost using her phone as a medium to reach out to you mortals for help. The game has begun.

Some user stories:

  1. As a prankster, I want to be able to subtletly set up the encounter event without alerting my friends to the ruse. *Idea: Interface that looks like a text app to enter commands and set up the encounter. *

  2. As a user, I want the "game" to have a logical conclusion. *Idea: Phone must be brought to GPS coordinates in/near cemetary to end the game. Clues will come in the form of the flashlight as a compass and hints in texts. *

  3. As a user, I want to be spooked. *Idea: Make it spooky. *

  • Ned Redmond