Wordie - It Begins.

Wordie, my new word game, has begun to take shape.

As mentioned in my previous post, I was exploring the idea of creating my own word game. It would be like Words With Friends, or Scrabble, and would be multiplayer, both local (via bluetooth) and global (via Internet). Well, it has begun to take shape.

The two screenshots above show two different stages of development. The one on the left is showing the blank, no grid screen, while the one on the right shows the grid. The grid is made up of one individual square resource, being drawn into a canvas 15x15 times, and outputted to a Bitmap. Eventually, I will place the bonus squares in, which I have based on the Android swatches provided from the colour section of the design page.

You may not see it, but a lot is going on in the background. If anyone wants, I can go into detail later. However, for now, just know the getting an SQLite database of a dictionary on the device wasn't easy, requiring me to create the database, split it up into 5 parts, then re-assemble it on the user's device.

As always, if anyone needs help with Android development, message me on Google+ or email me at daniel dot nadeau01 at gmail dot com and I'll do my best to help.