By Nick Heyming | Project Leader
I spoke at length with Chelsea Howe, one of the developers of Farmville, the application with millions of viewers on Facebook. I met her because she was a developer of Urgent Evoke, the competition that inspired the Gratitude Gardens. One of the moderators of that game, Evo, suggested I give her a call.
She gave us some incredible feedback and direction for this project. That program was actually written over just 5 weeks with 3 developers! Chelsea heard all the ideas we have for creating a gardening game that teaches elements of sustainability and permaculture and said that its completely achievable.
She said alot of the work on creating the application for Gratitude Gardens could be done by college students. She manages quite a few for her project. She gave me great pointers on how best to motivate and engage student developers, and discussed timelines and the like.
Its great to know that we have the support and guidance of people like her on this project. My next update will be soon, I have to tell you about some exciting partnerships...
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