Friday, September 25, 2009

What is ZTest:
Open Source Testing and Training Framework
Easy To Code
Easy To Deploy
Easy To Support

Based on the RenPY Visual Novelization Engine

Why Ren'Py?
Easy to learn and create content
Uses Python
Visual Novel created with simple text and images
Easy to deploy and set up
RenPY comes with a light weight python library (2Mb)
Runs on Windows and MacOS with limited setup.
Simply download and double click

How does Ztest use RenPY?
Takes the visual aspects of RenPY and builds it into a Test taking framework
Adds database connectivity
Stores user input and selections as database values
Manipulates values and determines scores
Scores are submitted to PHP mysql server
Viewed as a web page

Our Current Test
Subjective Contour Illusions
A test for visual agnosia
Records multiple choice responses from user
Put all responses into a database
In the works:
Putting database information into a HTML report

Sunday, September 13, 2009

New Client

Found Professional user to further our test:

Robert Shapley
Spencer Professor of Science
Center for Neural Science
New York University

The center for Neural Science at New York University have been developing a the physical version of the virtual test we are developing. Once we meet with him and our existing client, we shall implement an enhanced version of the test and bring it to the market to help solve patients with cognitive dissonance disorder.