Okay, so today I wanted to mess around with creating an interactive seat map for Kauffman Stadium. You know, like the ones you see when buying tickets, where you can click on a section and see the view? I thought it would be a fun little project.
Getting Started
First, I needed to find some kind of base map of the stadium. Just a simple image would do, something I could overlay stuff on top of. I did some searching around for existing images of Kauffman Stadium’s seating chart. Just needed something basic to start with.
Making it Interactive
I needed a way to let users click on different sections. After some simple design, I decided to use basic element in HTML .
- Drawing Shapes:I wanted to make clickable areas on top of my stadium image, like drawing invisible boxes over each section. I did this at first.
- Mapping Coordinates:I will use these coordinates from this website to create the clickable zones on my image.
- Styling those Clickable AreasI am gonna use some CSS to make these areas show, and I want them to change color when I hover my mouse over.
Adding Some “Show”
Of course, just clicking on a section and nothing happening is boring. I want to make it pop!
I think I can make the areas change to the color when the mouse hover it.
Putting It All Together
So, after playing with the image, drawing my clickable areas, and adding simple functions. I’m not gonna lie, it took a bit of trial and error to get the coordinates right and make sure everything lined up * is not look very good but I did make it.
It was a good learning experience, figuring out how to layer elements, handle clicks, and do some basic stuff. And hey, I’ve got a rudimentary interactive seat map now. Could it be better? Absolutely. But it’s a start!
