What did you personally accomplish this week on the project? Give files or photos that demonstrate your progress. Prove to the reader that you put sufficient effort into the project over the course of the week (12+ hours).
- This week I made progress on the web app. I set up the Flask backend, began the registration process for Merriam-Webster Dictionary API, cleaned up the NYT Connections Dataset that we will be using, and implemented the custom word upload, hint retrieval, and definition display functions of the web app. For now I used the Free Dictionary API, but will change this to Merriam-Webster API once registration is complete. I also made a Github repo for the web app.
- Video demo of web app progress so far: link
- Additionally, I made a detailed FSM for the display (web app frontend that interacts with backend and game logic) and a flow diagram for the game flow logic.
- I prototyped a paper cube to get a feel of what size we should make the blocks, and consequentially discovered that 3″x3″x3″ is ideal, and 4″x4″x4″ is the max size holdable in a single hand.
- I also worked on the Design Presentation slides.
Is your progress on schedule or behind? If you are behind, what actions will be taken to catch up to the project schedule?
- My progress is mostly on-schedule. I still have to complete work on the frontend, mostly the portion of the web app that has to do with communicating with the embedded controller signals.
What deliverables do you hope to complete in the next week?
- Next week, I hope to have the Merriam-Webster dictionary API up and running, implement the “existing puzzle retrieval” method for the web app, implement the remaining frontend pages, and hopefully try to host the web app on the RPi if possible.