A weekend hack inspired by the nomic game and some of the comments on last week's hacker news post. See the code on Github.
enomic is a self-governing web game that allows its players to modify and evolve the code and rules._
This is a minimal implementation of the game. If the objectives are met, enomic could grow into a massive democratic communication app, not unlike wikipedia.
- Allow anybody to become a player, regardless of location, device, or physical disability
- Provide a free communication tool that allows players to voice their opinions and stories
- Implement education tools and content to educate players so they can vote effectively
- All rules and code should be freely available. Always strive for transparency
- Stand secure against villains who attempt to attack the game and detract from the objectives
- Offer a reliable reputation system to distinguish heroes from villains
- Build auth layers with other apps to cross-verify players' identity and external reputation
- The game should hold regular elections to vote on keyholders and heros
- Code and rules should be consistent, readable, secure, and durable
- Get node or io.js
- Fork and clone the github repository, or browse the code here.
- Install dependencies with
npm install - Run the app with
npm run server - Edit ANY of the code or rules- It's your job to accomplish the objectives!
- If you don't know where to start, look through the issues on github
- Commit with git, push to your fork
- Make pull request. Discuss on github to get approved
- Rebase regularly so the PR can be automatically merged
To become a hero:
- Run
node init.jsto generate your key pair - Introduce yourself in a PR that adds your public key to the
heroIds.txtfile
An existing Hero must then:
- Get the pull request commit hash
- Sign the hash:
node sign.js <commit_hash> - Comment on the pull request with "#approve "
- If the commit can be merged without conflicts, the game will merge and deploy the PR
- Can commit directly to the repo
- Use gmail account, heroku, and github logins to maintain the release server and keep the main site online
The rules are simple: If you can do it, it is 'legal' to do it.
For guidelines about how to play: see Guidelines