While being confined in quarantine, I wondered about a way to make an app in which you could play games with your friends and neighbors, while keeping within our safety guidelines. I was inspired by a local mom group page in which the members have been placing stars on the sides of their houses or windows, so when the other moms take their children for walks, they look for the stars as a type of I-Spy. The app I want to make will be a way to play I-Spy with your surroundings, no matter if you are inside or outside.
The app will feature a variety of ways to play the classic game of I-Spy. There will be a player vs player feature, where the two of you race to find an item first with your camera. The items will not be specific like a blue crayon, but it will have guidelines instead, like find something round or purple. By not having specific items listed, this allows for more people to use the app successfully.
Not everyone has a working camera or is able to use their phone’s camera, so there will be an option on the app to not use the camera feature. This instead will have an option in which there is a list of items and you go off and find them yourself. You will be able to check off the items on your app as you continue to play.
As many adults worry their children are not receiving the same level of stimulation during quarantine, I want to ensure parents that the app will help motivate the children to learn. The app features many qualities that will help promote your child’s development, like the ABC I-Spy in which the children find items alphabetically. The descriptive words used to describe items also helps children develop their vocabulary and learn how to use descriptive language.
As an adult, I want to have different levels of difficulty so that the app is not just intended for children. By having an easy, medium, and hard setting, you can adjust the app to your liking and even advance as you continue to use the app.
In case you are solitary or not interested in looking for the objects yourself, there will be another option on the app. There will be a sort of 21 questions feature in which a user can ask the app to guess what they are spying. The app will ask a series of questions until it guesses the object.
However, if you are interested in connecting with others, the app will feature a way for you to add friends. If you do not have people to add from your contact list, then there is an option to be randomly paired against another user or AI if there are no available users.