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Enhancing the Node.js Word Play Game with new functionalities

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Overview

Now that the base game logic is in place, this course introduces user interaction, semantic scoring, and a leaderboard system to bring competition and personalization into the experience. Learners will integrate server logic that connects the frontend with dynamic game behavior.

Syllabus

  • Unit 1: Scoring Word Similarity
    • Initialize OpenAI Client in scorer.js
    • Create scoreGuess Function Definition
    • Implement OpenAI Embedding Logic in scoreGuess
    • Implement Case Insensitive Similarity Scoring
    • Implement the Cosine Similarity Function
    • Implement Word Similarity Scoring
  • Unit 2: Building a Game Leaderboard
    • Initialize SQLite Database Connection in db.js
    • Implement HighScore Table and toScoreObject Function
    • Create submitScore and getLeaderboard Function Signatures
    • Implement submitScore Function
    • Implement getLeaderboard Function
    • Leaderboard Sorting and Formatting
  • Unit 3: Connecting Game Routes
    • Create and Export Express Router Instance
    • Implement the /game Endpoint
    • Implement the /submit_guess Route
    • Implement Submit Score Endpoint
    • Implement Leaderboard Endpoint
  • Unit 4: Building the Game Server
    • Express App and Database Initialization for Word Prediction Game
    • Initialize Highscores Table in Express App
    • Integrate Express Router with createApp
    • Implement Standalone Execution for Express Application

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