Choosing what application we will make

In todays course we first had to choose if we wanted to do the project about news or music. We have chosen to do something about the news, because there are already so much applications that do something with music. Also some team members already worked with music and wanted to do something new.

We had a brainstorm session about what we could do with the news. Here are a few items we came up with. Some are more realistic than others.

• Gambling on the sensation value of the news of the next day... will a bomb explode, or is it yet again news about the lack of government in Belgium?
• A game where people can unlock better newspapers: they start with the "story" and end with "de tijd"
• Make a site where people can comment on news articles and rate them. You can then see the articles your friends liked most.
• We could add a possibility to comment on user comments, as most newspapers don't allow this
• Give newsarticles related to the article you are viewing or some words you enter in a search box.
• Gambling on how long a current topic will survive in the news
• Make a game where a miner can mine data and increase his skills while mining the news. Lighter lecture like "Story" will be like mining sand, while "de tijd" will be some very though rock. It is possible to get better skills and equipment to be able to read thougher news.
• Add hidden content to news items

We have 2 favourites within these possibilities: the mining game and the article-rating site. We haven't decided yet which one we will make.