Archive for April, 2008

Dan Patrick Weekly Challenge

Published by
Brent
April 17, 2008 in Web Dev and Work. Closed

This week I launched the Dan Patrick Weekly Challenge pick’em game on FanNation.com. It is a similar game to others I have developed recently. One new thing is groups that are specific to the game (instead of FanNation groups) and the ability for users to join multiple groups.

Dan Patrick Weekly Challenge

The interface is laid out using absolute positioning, and uses javascript to set hidden form fields when a user clicks on the option they pick to win, an then updates the css class to set the background image on the element to indicate which option is selected. With this application I built some admin pages where the producer of the Dan Patrick show can enter the matchups and set the winners. The designer at SI cuts logos or images to go with each matchup, so there are input fields for the image URLs as well.

This is a pretty simple game that could be reskinned to let users pick any type of matchups. Our Sports Technologies web site has been updated recently.

About Brent

I have been a Web Developer since the early '90s working on some of the highest traffic sites on the internet such as MSN.com and ESPN.com. Since 2007 I have been using Ruby on Rails while working for Sports Technologies, a small internet company in Connecticut, developing features for FanNation.com and Fantasy Sports applications for Sports Illustrated.

I am interested in all things related to Social Media, User Experience, and creating great Web Applications.

I am a Cycling enthusiast who raced competitively for many years, and still try to get out and ride as much as I can. I created the site BikeRide.com and have developed some other cycling related sites in the past.

I am a husband, and the father of two girls. I grew up in western Washington, but now live in Connecticut.