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Journal Entry 3- Teamwork by Jacob Hamm

We began planning the general idea of the app quickly after first determining our groups. Jane was obviously more computer competent than the rest of the group, so she took charge of the actual app development with the app creator. The rest of us made suggestions as we went along, slowly forming a more refined idea of what the app would actually consist of. There were a few hiccups along the way mainly from attempting to including all of the required actions in the app that the assignment page requested. The overall idea of the app was a “survival style” game that allowed the user to chose their path based on items found on a deserted island after a plane crash. In order to construct this, we had to brainstorm a story line that involved finding various items after surviving a plane crash. Perhaps the most difficult part was to figure out the appropriate way to create this story line with the blocks in the app developer.

The hardest part was communicating the plot of the story into the developer with the use of the annoying blocks. It took an extensive amount of time and created some confusion among the group when communicating our ideas. The app is physically appealing and the workings are coming together nicely. We are currently just ensuring that the app hits all of the requirements.