kaibyao / wwii

WWII App

WW2 App

What problem are we solving

Right now, there's no real web interface for looking through WW2 data. Everything out there is outdated / not usable.

We want to make something that allows users to look at / view the events of WW2 in the easiest way possible. In a storytelling format.

Requirements

• Need to be able to go into granular detail of an area on the map.
• Individual events on an atlas down to the month.
• Follow a company around.

Minimum Viable Product

• 1 company
• follow the events of 1 company
• events should show the different companies involved
• events should also show the different campaigns that were involved
• social (commenting system?)
• search bar? (optional)

Feel

• Browned out WW2 map era feeling
• show divisions, number of types of divisions, casualties
• Documentary-esque
• Story telling on a company basis.
• Companies
• Comrades
• Follow your company
• War
• Forces
• Map
• Campaign

Inspiration

• http://www.scribd.com/doc/33230381/WWII-Campaign-Charts-Maps
• https://developers.google.com/maps/customize
• http://www.maptiler.org/
• http://www.morethanamap.com/
• http://gmaps-samples-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/styledmaps/wizard/index.html
• wikipedia

Help

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6710297/how-to-configure-others-attributes-on-gmaps4rails

Gems

• Gone
• Geocoder
• gmaps4rails

To-dos (Dillon)

• Terminology (What's a campaign, what's an operation)
• What kind of data is available to us

To-dos (Kai)

• Figure out Google Map API
• Design Style
• Interface

To-dos (Brad)

• Google Maps
• Gems