A Wordle-like game which uses medical acronyms with the purpose of teaching users medically relevant acronyms and their definitions. You can find the it at Medicle.net
- General Info
- Technologies Used
- Features
- Screenshots
- Usage
- Room for Improvement
- Acknowledgements
- Contact
- Medicle is a static, client-side only web application built on vanilla Javascript, HTML and CSS.
- Medicle was built to function almost identically to the popular game Wordle.
- Wordle is a web-based word game. Players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, with feedback given for each guess in the form of colored tiles indicating when letters match or occupy the correct position. Wordle has a single daily solution, with all players attempting to guess the same word.
- Medicle relies on the same concept but rather than using any five-letter word the potential answers are medical acronyms (specifically medical acronyms recognised by the HSE in Ireland).
- The purpose of Medicle is to allow medical professionals or students to practice their knowledge of the acronyms they need to know in a fun and challenging game.
- Javascript
- HTML
- CSS
- Webpack
Alongside the well known features of Wordle, Medicle provides the following additional features:
- A dynamic user interface and game logic which adapts the number of guess squares depending on the acronym of the day.
- An 'Unlimited Mode' which allows users to infinitely play rather than being restricted to the single daily acronym.
- Dark and Light Mode alongside a High Contrast Mode for those with visual impairments.
- A feature which displays the definition of the guessed acronym after each guess.
- Statistic tracking stored in the brower's local storage allowing tracking of their scores without necessitating a cumbersome login which could negatively influence user adoption.
The application is available at Medicle.net.
To do:
- Transform the application into an offline-first Progressive Web App as set out here
- Add more in depth statisitcs tracking
Josh Wardle, creator of Worlde.
Created by Frank Pierce - feel free to contact me!