Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map

#1

Post by blackbrokkoli » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 9:50 PM UTC

Hi HN,

I built a little tool to help me get better at remembering country locations on the map: https://learn-worldmap.netlify.app/

It's made from plain HTML/CSS/JS, and not intended to make any money or anything. Just thought that maybe someone else may enjoy it. Also of course happy about any feedback!

Cheerz.

Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map
learn-worldmap.netlify.app

Re: Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map

#2

Post by frfl » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 9:58 PM UTC

The UI could use some work, it's functional, but some polish would improve the overall appearance and user experience. It's a nice game, not to take anything away from that, but looks like it was made in the 90s/00s rather than this decade :)

Perhaps take a look at various Map websites, Google, MapQuest, Bing, OpenStreetMaps, a fullscreen interface where you can zoom and pan easily would be more user friendly

Re: Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map

#3

Post by Alifatisk » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 11:52 PM UTC

Love that it repeats questions I got wrong on randomly until I get it right.

Re: Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map

#4

Post by nerdbert » Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 12:14 AM UTC

Caribbean is too annoying. I know exactly where an island is but can't figure out which of three nearly overlapping circles is the right one.

Re: Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map

#5

Post by thorcodingson » Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 12:56 AM UTC

Just when I thought Neumorphism is dead.

Re: Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map

#6

Post by tagawa » Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 1:45 AM UTC

Nice! I enjoyed playing it. One bit of feedback – the "Include Tiny Countries" toggle seems to have the same appearance in both states, so I'm not sure which is on and which is off.

Re: Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map

#7

Post by tagawa » Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 1:56 AM UTC

tagawa wrote: post #6

Nice! I enjoyed playing it. One bit of feedback – the "Include Tiny Countries" toggle seems to have the same appearance in both states, so I'm not sure which is on and which is off.

Also, a bit more contrast between sea and land would be nice. Around the Mediterranean especially, I find it really hard to tell which is which.

Re: Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map

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Post by z3ugma » Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 2:09 AM UTC

I’m having a frustrating and difficult time using this on mobile.

Re: Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map

#9

Post by MrBodangles » Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 5:43 AM UTC

frfl wrote: post #2

The UI could use some work, it's functional, but some polish would improve the overall appearance and user experience. It's a nice game, not to take anything away from that, but looks like it was made in the 90s/00s rather than this decade :) Perhaps take a look at various Map websites, Google, MapQuest, Bing, OpenStreetMaps, a fullscreen interface where you can zoom and pan easily would be more user friendly

The simplistic design of the UI is great. It just needs a better UX (especially mobile).

Re: Show HN: I made a little tool to practice country positions on the world map

#10

Post by Azleur » Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 7:10 AM UTC

It looks fun, but it's unplayable on my phone screen. The CSS needs work to accommodate different screen sizes.