Racing Through Rabbit Holes in The Wiki Game

The Wiki Game is a fun, web-based game that connects two random Wikipedia article links. Alex shares his journey of how he started out, using concepts like six degrees of separation to create a game involving Wikipedia articles, and how it has steadily grown over the years to around 60,000 - 80,000 unique users a month. Despite challenges like hacking incidents and handling various user complaints, for Alex, the game remains a labor of love. He also talks about his ideas for the future of the game — a freemium model targeting larger private groups, the forthcoming launch of version 3, and how he has resisted using ads to fund the project.Play The Wiki Game:www.thewikigame.com--(00:00) - Intro (02:16) - Alex's Gaming Preferences and Inspiration (03:21) - The Wiki Game: Origin and Evolution (04:31) - Impact of COVID-19 on The Wiki Game (05:46) - Technical Aspects and Challenges (07:33) - How to Retain Users (11:02) - Business Aspects and Future Plans (12:39) - Relationship with Wikipedia (17:49) - Monetization and Ethical Considerations (21:41) - Future Developments (23:57) - The IOS App and Its Performance (24:49) - The Need for an Updated Version (25:05) - Challenges of Maintaining a Side Project (26:08) - Life and Career as a Developer (28:03) - The Journey into Programming (31:08) - Dealing with User Feedback and Criticism (32:28) - The Growth and User Analytics of The Wiki Game (35:29) - The Process of Validating Ideas (39:48) - The Use of The Wiki Game in Classrooms (40:58) - The Anticipation for Version 3 (42:32) - Reaching Out and Openness to Share --Check out our brainy games:Sumplete - https://sumplete.comKakuro Conquest - https://kakuroconquest.comMathler - https://mathler.comCrosswordle - https://crosswordle.comSudoku Conquest - https://sudokuconquest.comHitori Conquest - https://hitoriconquest.comWordga - https://wordga.com