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Enhancing the 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 Guesses with Semantic Similarity and spaCy
    • Loading the Language Model
    • Creating the Word Similarity Function
    • Processing Words into Vector Form
    • Making Word Comparison Case Insensitive
    • Calculating Word Similarity Scores
  • Unit 2: Creating a Leaderboard for Your Word Prediction Game
    • Initializing the Database Connection
    • Building the HighScore Model
    • Creating Leaderboard Function Signatures
    • Implementing the Score Submission Logic
    • Saving Scores to the Database
    • Fetching Scores for the Leaderboard
    • Sorting Scores for Top Players Display
  • Unit 3: Creating the Main Game Routes in Flask
    • Creating Your First Flask Blueprint
    • Building the Game Data Route
    • Processing Player Guesses with Flask
    • Creating the Score Submission Route
    • Creating the Leaderboard Display Endpoint
  • Unit 4: Initializing the Flask App for Your Word Prediction Game
    • Creating Your First Flask App
    • Initializing Database Tables with Flask Context
    • Registering Blueprints for Route Organization
    • Making Your Flask App Runnable

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