The Wero App is a project that was created for Wero Creative, with the goal of building an app to allow for easy and rapid puzzle game creation for clients. The app itself is formed of many different base puzzles such as Nonograms and Word Searches, however, the contents of each puzzle can be updated using a custom Google Sheet, allowing Wero Creative to create custom games for clients running through Wero App. By creating an app with all of the necessary functions for multiple puzzle types Wero Creative is now able to rapidly create games for multiple clients, which can all be accessed by the app without needing to resubmit it to the app store - saving a lot of time.
As well as creating all the base puzzles and the integration between the app and the game data stored in the Google Sheets, I also worked on multiplayer functionality for the app. Multiplayer games allow players to work in teams and chose custom names and icons. Teams can work together to share answers and progression. The Multiplayer functionality also introduces a Facilitator Space. The Facilitator is given a comprehensive view of the game and all the players progress, providing the information needed to help them Facilitate the experience. Facilitators are able to kick and move players to help manage the progression of the overall team. Players are also able to request help directly in the app by "Raising a Hand" which gives the Facilitator a notification on their screen.
This was a fantastic project to work on, as the the sole developer I was able to practice all areas of game design whilst still following the brief and requests of Wero Creative. Each of the puzzle types was like a small programming challenge, giving me a wide range of problems to try and creatively solve; especially considering the restriction that all of the puzzles must be completely customizable and must get all their data from a simple - human readable - spreadsheet. As well as this I got a lot of practice working on UI, both in design and implementation, as well as UX and app development in general. Please see below for the GDD I created for this project. The goal of this document is to work as a guide for Wero Creative when designing and building games for Wero App in the future.