GlitchMaze

“A polished productivity app that actively breaks logic—every click, swipe, and input shuffles, flips, and surprises you.”

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Inspiration

We were inspired by the idea of breaking the rules of logic in apps. Productivity apps promise order and efficiency—but what if everything went wrong instead? GlitchMaze is our playful take on chaos: a beautiful app that actively misbehaves, challenges expectations, and embraces pure unpredictability.

What it does

GlitchMaze is a chaotic, interactive app where every action is unpredictable:

Opposite/random button actions: Add, Delete, Save, and Cancel trigger unexpected results.

Cursed input: Typing transforms text into funny or confusing outputs.

Mood engine: UI colors, fonts, and layouts change randomly; buttons rotate and shuffle.

Ghost notifications: Popups appear unexpectedly with humorous messages.

Evil progress bar: Moves backward, jumps beyond 100%, or disappears.

Panic mode: Hotkey triggers full chaos with confetti, UI flips, and task shuffles.

Fake undo button: Works sometimes, sabotages other times.

It’s visually polished, fully interactive, and truly breaks logic, making it both hilarious and memorable.

How we built it

Built entirely with Base44 for fast, browser-based frontend deployment.

Used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create modular, reusable components.

Designed glassmorphism + micro-interaction UI to keep it visually polished.

Implemented chaos features through randomization, shuffling arrays, dynamic CSS transformations, and timed intervals.

Added a demo mode so judges can experience the full chaos consistently.

Challenges we ran into

Balancing chaotic behavior with a UI that is still readable and polished.

Ensuring tasks and buttons remain interactive even when shuffled or rotated.

Timing random events so the chaos is funny, not frustrating.

Integrating multiple random behaviors without breaking the browser.

Making cursed text and notifications entertaining while avoiding bugs.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Created a fully functional, chaotic app that breaks logic consistently.

Achieved smooth, visually appealing animations at 60fps despite chaos.

Designed an intuitive yet intentionally misleading UI that surprises and amuses.

Implemented multiple advanced chaotic features like Panic Mode, Evil Progress Bar, and Ghost Notifications.

Produced a demo-ready, deployable project that aligns perfectly with the hackathon theme.

What we learned

Chaos can be fun when paired with good UI design.

Designing intentionally “wrong” behavior requires as much care as designing correct behavior.

Randomized logic and animations can create engaging user experiences if implemented thoughtfully.

Base44 is extremely powerful for rapid frontend prototyping, even for highly dynamic apps.

What's next for GlitchMaze

Add a multiplayer sabotage mode, where friends can disrupt each other’s dashboards.

Introduce daily chaos challenges for users to complete unpredictable tasks.

Implement an AI-driven chaos engine that adapts behavior based on user interactions.

Extend the app with more sound effects, glitch animations, and visual surprises.

Open-source the project so designers and developers can experiment with anti-UX concepts.

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