Inspiration
KittyKonnect was inspired by The New York Times Connections, but with a feline twist! We wanted to create something fun, lighthearted, and powered by the internet’s favorite animal—cats.
What it does
KittyKonnect is a game where players group cat images into their respective cat-egories. The goal is to find all the correct connections between cats based on their shared traits.
How we built it
We used the Cat as a Service (CATAAS) API to generate images dynamically. The frontend was built with HTML and CSS, while the game logic and API integration were handled with JavaScript.
Challenges we ran into
Because the API allows user-uploaded images and tags, we encountered challenges with:
- Incorrect or misleading tags
- Duplicate images appearing in the game
- To solve this, we curated a list of the most reliable/popular tags that consistently had at least 4 usable images.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We’re proud that KittyKonnect is a fully playable, working game that’s both fun and replayable thanks to randomization.
What we learned
- How to integrate and work with an external API
- Handling inconsistencies in external datasets
- Balancing game design and technical implementation
What's next for KittyKonnect
We’d love to expand KittyKonnect with features like:
- An instruction menu for new players
- A shuffle button for more variety
- A “9 lives” mechanic for limited retries
Built With
- css
- html
- javascript
- restapi
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