BBC_History_App_JS

Educational App

The BBC are looking to improve their online offering of educational content by developing some interactive apps that display information in a fun and interesting way.

Your task is to make an MVP to put forward to them - this may only be for a small set of information, and may only showcase some of the features to be included in the final app. You might use an API to bring in content or a database to store facts. The topic of the app is your choice, but here are some suggestions you could look into:

• Interactive timeline, e.g. of the history of computer programming
• Interactive map of a historical event - e.g. World War 1, the travels of Christopher Columbus

MVP

• Display some information about a particular topic in an interesting way
• Have some user interactivity, e.g. to move through different sections of content
• Use React, JavaScript, VerticalTimeline, Calendar and Day Picker

Some samples of existing apps for inspiration:

• http://chemistryset.chemheritage.org/#/
• http://www.royalmailheritage.com/main.php
• http://education.iceandsky.com/
• http://histography.io - may only work in Safari
• http://worldpopulationhistory.org/map/1838/mercator/1/0/24/