Nerdometer

How nerdy are you, really?

A live trivia game built for Nerd Nite Fort Collins. Audience members play on their phones during the show, answer questions about that night's talks, and compete on a live leaderboard — gated to people actually in the room.

Live at: https://nerd-nite-socials.vercel.app

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What it does

• Two game modes: Trivia (talk-specific questions) and What Is It? (ontology)
• Questions authored per show around real Nerd Nite talks
• Origin story of Nerd Nite Fort Collins narrated between rounds
• Live leaderboard via Supabase — updates in real time
• Audience access gated by a per-show nonce URL (?n=<code>) shown as a QR code
• Hall of Fame (?hof=1) — top scorer per edition across all shows
• QR projector slide (?qr=1) for display at the venue
• Email capture for show announcements
• Practice mode for anyone without the nonce

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Stack

• Frontend: Vite + React, PWA
• Hosting: Vercel (git push → auto-deploy)
• Database: Supabase (PostgreSQL + real-time)
• Style: Courier New monospace, dark navy/cyan/orange

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Running locally

npm install
cp .env.example .env.local   # fill in Supabase credentials
npm run dev

Without Supabase credentials the app runs in offline mode — game works, leaderboard shows "No scores yet".

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Show workflow

Update one file, push once:

1. Edit src/data/edition.json — talks, questions, nonce
2. git push origin main
3. Vercel deploys in ~90 seconds

Full instructions: HOSTING.md

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For other Nerd Nites

This project is designed to be forked:

1. Fork the repo and connect to your own Vercel + Supabase
2. Replace originStory in edition.json with your city's story
3. Update social links in src/components/PostGame.jsx
4. Update the credit in src/components/Home.jsx
5. Follow HOSTING.md for every show

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License

CC BY 4.0 — free to use, adapt, and share with attribution. Credit: Nerd Nite Fort Collins / Justin Fritz