Innovation Game Implementation

Overview

Successfully implemented an automated innovation scoring system that tracks and visualizes ideation performance across all projects (BenBen, BearLabs, Walking Weekend, Hygge) throughout 2025.

Scoring System

Each idea earns points based on progression stage:

  • +1 Idea generation (generated_on exists)
  • +2 With description (description field populated)
  • +3 Completed idea (completed = true)
  • +4 Demo link (href field populated)

Key Features Implemented

1. Scoring Functions (src/lib/monthly.ts)

  • innovationScore(project, year, month) - Calculate single project score
  • innovationScores(year, month, projects[]) - Batch calculate multiple projects
  • Automatic nested project aggregation (BenBen includes listening, reading, speaking, watching; Hygge includes drawing, growing, selling, sharing, showing, thinking, writing)

2. Visualization Components

  • IdeationScoreBoard (src/components/ideabox/IdeationScoreBoard.astro)

    • Displays monthly scores ranked highest to lowest
    • Project-specific color themes
    • Conditional styling: active scores use project colors, zero scores use neutral gray
    • Available on all about pages

  • InnovationTrendChart (src/components/react/InnovationTrendChart.jsx)

    • Compact preview (400x200px) on homepage
    • Full modal view (1300x550px) with all data visible
    • Shows aggregated/cumulative scores from June through each month
    • Interactive tooltips with hover information
    • Project-specific color coding

3. Display Pages

  • /benben/about - Current month scores + trend chart
  • /2025/06-12/benben/about - Archived monthly pages with scores
  • /benben/ homepage - Aggregated trend visualization

Auto-Update Capability

✅ All visualizations automatically update when innovation status changes in database

✅ No manual intervention needed

✅ Real-time reflection of idea generation and completion

Technical Details

  • Fetches data from Supabase Ideas table with monthly date range filtering
  • Scores aggregated at component level using useMemo for performance
  • Responsive design with modal popup for detailed viewing
  • Theme-aware styling using project color configurations