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particles.js

Designer Vincent Garrearu created a lightweight JavaScript library for creating particles. The site has several features that allows the user to modify and interact with the code itself. If the user would like to use the code they have created, they can get the code linked from Codepen. 

Though I don’t know what kind of use the particle.js could be for, but it is an interesting and quite of an interactive feature for a website. As Garrearu had used it for his own portfolio website, it could be used for other’s as well, which made his web portfolio unique and more drawn to. The exploration I had on this website was kept me entertain for awhile. I can imagine an interactive game using the particle.js, or a projection on a wall for the user to play with. Experience the details for yourself @ particles.js. 

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The Curious Critter Club

http://curiouscrittersclub.com/en/experience

Curious Critter Club is created by the imagination of a global kids’ nature group that searches around the world to find unknown and curious creatures. The website is a game based story and has interactive user experience featured to enable the exploration of creatures that are spotted all around the world. The website is user friendly and captures the fun and an imaginative world developed from global kids. 

The user experience includes the simple movement of keyboard buttons. This feature helps the user navigate around the globe with a selected character in motion. As the character navigates, there are popups that indicate the location of the critters. Once the character approaches a popup, the user can discover more of the critter by pressing down the space bar. This will launch to a landing page about the critter. 

The simplicity and animation that the Curious Critter Club creates brings a fun and engaging experience for the user. The idea of creating an imaginative world for others to see was successfully made. The only downside to this creative web is there are not much interactive features on the launching pages for learning about the critters. For example, I would like to see more user experiences if clicked on a button then there would be a popup that has image/information about the critter. Overall, this site can be a great learning experience for young children and has a nice/minimal use of user experience.