Open Day Web App Demo: Turning Data into Interactive Stories

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Open Day Web App Demo

Data to Decision is an interactive, game-based web experience showing how statistics and optimisation drive real-world decisions.

Built for Curtin Open Day 2026.

Instead of a traditional webpage or slide deck, this demo is designed as a hands-on experience where visitors make choices, observe outcomes, and improve decisions using data.

What Is This?

This is not a traditional webpage. It is an interactive learning experience that helps visitors understand the journey:

From guessing -> data -> insight -> optimisation

Visitors can:

  • make decisions in a simple real-world scenario,
  • see how outcomes change,
  • and learn how data improves decisions.

The Experience

Run Your Own Ice Cream Shop

A short interactive game where users:

  • choose what to sell,
  • observe customer behaviour,
  • learn from data,
  • adjust their strategy,
  • and improve performance over time.

What You Will Learn

This demo introduces key ideas from statistics and optimisation:

  • data collection,
  • uncertainty,
  • statistical insight,
  • exploration vs exploitation,
  • decision optimisation.

Why This Matters

Statistics is not just mathematics. It is about making better decisions in uncertain environments.

This experience shows how data is used in:

  • business,
  • healthcare,
  • technology,
  • and everyday decision-making.

Try It Yourself

Scan the QR code at open day to play on your phone.