Wedge on the Web

A Rich Web Experience Twist on the Princeton Stabilization Triangle Game

Stephen WongTimothy BussmannRice University

New Game Features

Multiple rounds of play Graphical view of results Dynamic calculations of savings

Random events can affect outcome Actual may not equal projected savings

Additional considerations Public support Technical capability Budget Fixed and marginal costs

Microsoft Silverlight Technology Features

Animations Graphics Drag-and-drop Buttons, menus, standard controls, third party controls

Multi-browser capable(IE, Firefox, etc) Behaves more like a desktop app than a traditional web

app. Integrated with backend services (e.g. DB, custom

processing), .NET Can be embedded into a web page with additional active

and static content. Interacts with web page via Javascript.

Lots of development support (third party controls, VisualStudio, MS Expression, etc)

Internet Features

Web-based No install necessary Updates automatically propagated

Server-connected Ability to collect user information/statistics Multi-player capable