lizaebadi / hackerroom

Final engineering project for Makers Academy

HackerRoom

HackerRoom is an RPG game built to help you learn Python. In this game, you control a character that can move around and interact with objects. Each object takes you to a learning resource, quiz or practice tool where you can practice your coding skills.

Technologies

HackerRoom is built using the following technologies:

• MongoDB
• Express
• React
• Node.js
• CSS

Gameplay

In HackerRoom, you control a character that can move around the game using the arrow keys. You can interact with the objects in the room by moving to them and pressing the spacebar.

When you interact with an object, you'll be taken to a learning resource, quiz or practice tool where you can practice your Python skills.

Demo

Sign up and login page which will notify you if the input password or email is incorrect

Welcome message along with the map of the room

Example quiz topic and question

In-browser code editor in use

Settings page where you can amend account details or delete your account which will remove it from the database

Getting started

To get started with HackerRoom, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository

git clone

2. Install and start MongoDB:

brew tap mongodb/brew
brew install [email protected]
brew services start [email protected]

3. Navigate to the repository and run the following:

cd frontend
npm install
cd ../api
npm install

4. Start the development server by running:

cd api
JWT_SECRET=SUPER_SECRET npm start

In another terminal

cd frontend
npm start

5. Open http://localhost:3000 to view the game in your browser.

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute to HackerRoom, please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository and create a new branch
2. Make your changes
3. Submit a pull request

Acknowledgements

HackerRoom was built by Samuel Badru, Ayoub El-hamdoon, Liza Ebadi, and Destin Cleo Kouamba for the purpose of learning Python. We would like to thank Dilan Patel and Rebecca Monica Amanfo for their help with planning this project. We would also like to thank John Forster for their guidance and support.