Inspiration
Having learned about basic NLP concepts like word vectors recently, we were really excited to have the chance to try implementing them in a real life project! So, we concocted this game based on a certain other word-guessing game.
What it does
The goal of the game is to guess a hidden word in six guesses or less, using only hints that are semantically similar to the hidden word.
How we built it
We used a React frontend with an ExpressJS backend for the game.
Challenges we ran into
As it turns out, certain elements of the Word2Vec library can only work server-side, and React is a client-side framework, so we had to implement the ExpressJS server on short notice.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Working with React was extremely difficult, but in the end we're proud of getting a better understanding of the technology (even if the game has some bugs).
What we learned
Check the library dependencies you'll need to use very carefully.
What's next for Categordle
Hopefully a better UI!
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