Remember Lenny

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I wrote an API

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Just as Gary and Wayne talked about not building an API, I did it.

The API returns a random graffiti image from a database I have: http://publicartfound.herokuapp.com/get_graffiti

The API return a JSON object containing a URL to a graffiti image. It looks like this:

{
data: ""https://s3.amazonaws.com/lkbg-aws-box/10790544143_0b07aab385_o.jpg""
}

Although this isnt keep score correctly, the quiz game is cycling random images.

http://publicartfound.herokuapp.com/

Rule: Dont start coding at 12:30am

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Incomplete prototype is live here: http://publicartfound.herokuapp.com

Code is here: https://github.com/rememberlenny/publicartfound

I talked with Nick today and decided to build out a graffiti game. This is a tool for encouraging people to build out the community’s content for the New Public Arts Foundation projects.

Im creating a system to encourage people to help identify the artists of the graffiti images I have. This is traditionally a tedious process that I dont want to do. I am creating a competitive platform for people who like graffiti to partake.

The game operates on a basic mechanic. Reward correct annotations, reward speed, and punish incorrect answers.

The mechanics of the game determine “correct” answers based on community’s majority.

Technically, I am leaning on existing code. I am using the Firebase service to store all my data. Im using poor jQuery and HTML for my single page web application magic. Basically, its spaghetti code. I don’t care.

I started with a basic To Do MVC project. I grabbed some Leaderboard code. And Im putting it all on a page.

Next, Ill add a randomized graffiti image. Ill also add the proper point system. Lastly, I create a chatroom, so people can talk shit.

Basic To do MVC thing:

The leaderboard code:

The basic framework + working leaderboard: