Hackasaurus/Roadmap
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Hackasaurus Roadmap | ||
Owner: Atul Varma (Tools), Jessica Klein (Jams), Matt Thompson (Acting Product Manager) | Updated: 2011-08-23 | |
Mozilla's Hackasaurus is an open source project building awesome web-maker tools, games and design jams for kids. Right now we're sprinting to launch beta in September 2011 -- building and testing it in the open with you. |
What are we building?
Hackasaurus = Tools | Jams | Games | Web site | Badges
The Hackasaurus project has five key slices:
- Tools. A set of tools for tinkering, remixing and making stuff on the web. Like a swiss army knife for young web-makers. Includes X-Ray Goggles, WebPad and Hackbook.
- Jams. Design jams or mini-maker fairs for kids. Gathering in social spaces -- libraries, youth media centers, community centers -- using Hackasaurus tools in a fun social curriculum. Includes a "Jam-in-a-Box" kit that makes it easy for anyone to organize their own jam.
- Games. Using Hackasaurus tools in fun, game-like experiences at Hackasaurus.org. Self-guided missions, quests and magic tricks with basic HTML, CSS and Javascript.
- Web site. The online home of Hackasaurus. A place to easily access Hackasaurus tools, jams, games and badges. Includes social and community elements.
- Badges. Web badges and stickers. Like Boys and Girls Scouts merit badges for web-making. Social proof for your hacker skills as you advance and level up.
Q3 2011: Hackasaurus Beta
Hackasaurus beta shipped. From prototype to stable product.
Easy self-service and on-ramps for participation.
Tools
- Stable toolset with polished UX. X-ray Goggles and WebPad stable. Polished UX with consistent branding and experience across tools.
- All tools hosted on a single domain. Fast, safe and scalable.
- X-Ray Goggles support CSS. In addition to inspecting / remixing HTML, can now inspect & remix CSS.
- Easy remix functionality shipped
- Copy audit for tools.
- Security review passed.
- X-Ray Goggles "Info" button links to HackBook.
- Move WebPad to jsbin. Ensure compliance with Mozilla security, copyright and privacy policy.
- Metrics: 2x X-Ray Goggle installs. 2x hacks created. 2x web pages created.
Jams
- "Jam in a Box 1.0" complete and ready for testing. Clear online step-by-step wiki guide for hosting your own design jam for kids.
- Collecting feedback and user testing for version 2.0. Clear and easy pathways for participation in the guide. Ways to gather knowledge and feedback from the field. Localization & translation plan. Surevey for collecting metrics on how user-generated jams went.
- Ready for the Mozilla Festival. Blog post documenting what Mozilla is doing at the Festival. Recruit local youth to represent Hackasaurus at Festival design jams / hack sprints.
- Metrics: 2x hack jams around the world.
Web site
- Cleaned-up copy, design and branding. Tweak Hackasaurus.org with updated copy and design. No real re-branding -- just sand off the edges on what's there. (Tickets & detail to come.)
- Implement usability fixes based on existing user testing. Fix hiccups and places where kids get lost. e.g., big honking "get started" button.
- Update "get involved" wiki page. Clearer participation pathways for key audiences: educators, developers, parents, game designers, youth, event organizers, etc.
- Site metrics enabled. Set up basic measures for traffic and adoption.
- Localization one-pager draft. Publish early plans for localization to test and get feedback from localization experts & potential volunteers.
- Metrics: 2x web site traffic.
Games
One polished "training mission" for the X-Ray Goggles. A starter page for first-time Goggles users. Modeled after the "Parable of the Hackasaurus."- Announce the "Hack This Game" Innovation challenge.
- Metrics: 1 great game submitted through innovation challenge. 5 good ones.
Badges
- Publish our plan. Document our roadmap and resource plan for Hackasaurus badges going forward. Like merit badges or leveling up for web makers.
- Metrics: 2x participation in writing / prototyping process.
Q4 2011: Hackasaurus 1.0
Blow people's minds at the Mozilla Festival. Increased buzz. Turn up volume on "Hack This Game" innovation challenge.
Tools
- Plug-in architecture for X-Ray Goggles. Enabling anyone [or just developers?] to add new features.
- Metrics: to come
Jams
- Polished "jam-in-a-box 2.0" shared online at Mozilla Festival. Improved support for hosting and promoting your own hack jam at Hackasaurus.org.
- Module for recruiting and training youth Hackasaurus facilitators included in jam kit.
- Clear jam feedback and evaluation process feeding back into kit.
- Metrics: to come
Games
- Successful innovation challenge and hack sprint at Mozilla Festival producing great new games.
- Reference implementations from kids working with developers to create cool Hackasaurus game prototypes.
- Metrics: to come
Web site
Badges
- First Hackasaurus badges awarded to kids at Mozilla Festival.
- Metrics: to come
Other
- Rebranding started. Working on polished Hackasaurus brand, identity and voice.
Q1 2012: Hackasaurus 2.0
New branding / look and feel. Real offerings for games & badges.
Tools
- Details to come
- Metrics: to come
Jams
- First local chapter prototyped. Beyond one-off events, community of kids gathering and hacking regularly in club-like atmosphere.
- Metrics: to come
Games
- Details to come
- Metrics: to come
- Metrics: to come
Web site
- Details to come
- Metrics: to come
- Metrics: to come
Badges
- More badges added. Opportunities to level up.
- Metrics: to come
Branding
- Re-branding launched. New brand, identity, look and feel launched. Speaks equally well to kids and adults.
- Metrics: to come
- Metrics: to come
Localization
- Localization underway in earnest.
- Metrics: to come
Q2 2012: Hackasaurus 3.0
Tools
- Details to come
- Metrics: to come
- Localization underway in earnest.
- Metrics: to come
Jams
- First local Hackasaurus chapter prototyped and working. Instead of just one-off events, community of kids gathering regularly at youth media center, library, etc.
- Metrics: to come
Badges
- More badges added. Opportunities to level up.
- Metrics: to come
Q3 2012: Hackasaurus 4.0
Tools
- Details to come
- Metrics: to come
Jams
- Details to come
- Metrics: to come
Games
- Metrics: to come
Web site
- Metrics: to come
Badges
- Details to come
- Metrics: to come
Q4 2012: Hackasaurus 5.0
Impact at scale. Hackasaurus is the "Sesame Street" or Firefox for young web-makers.
Tools
- Details to come
- Metrics: to come
Jams
- Details to come
- Metrics: to come
Games
- Metrics: to come
Web site
- Metrics: to come
Badges
- Details to come
- Metrics: to come
- Kids sharing with other kids.
- Localization underway at scale. Large volunteer localization community around the world, leveraging Mozilla's experience with l10n.
- Tools.
- Social persistence. Make your remixes stick, plus share them with friends. Like hacking the Matrix together.
- Amazing HTML5 games kids and adults love. One amazing game -- plus tons of great bite-sized experiences -- that tons of kids and adults love. The "Portal" of gamification meets HTML5.