Build 2048 in the Age of AI

Design and build the 2048 game from scratch. Learn modular problem-solving, use AI as a coding copilot, and ship the same game as a CLI and a browser-based web app.

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Design and build the 2048 game from scratch. Learn modular problem-solving, use AI as a coding copilot, and ship the same game as a CLI and a browser-based web app.

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This course includes

18 AI Prompts

28 Playgrounds

This course includes

18 AI Prompts

28 Playgrounds

Course Overview

This course focuses on designing and building software systems using the game 2048 as a single, end-to-end project. The emphasis is less on syntax and more on the engineering process: decomposing a product into components, defining clear interfaces, and assembling them incrementally. The course starts from a fully playable version of 2048 and works backward to design the solution. The core game logic is built in Python, encompassing board representation, movement, merging, scoring, and game state detection....Show More

What You'll Learn

The ability to build a modular, testable game engine using Python, following professional coding practices

Basic knowledge of how to use AI as a development partner for code generation, testing, refactoring, and translation, without outsourcing core reasoning

The ability to refactor and evolve a growing codebase while maintaining correctness and readability

Hands-on experience shipping a fully playable, portfolio-ready game with both a command-line and browser-based interface

What You'll Learn

The ability to build a modular, testable game engine using Python, following professional coding practices

Course Content

Learn to Code 2048

Master the development of the 2048 game, from architecture to an app with AI as copilot.

Play the 2048 Game and Get an Overview

Design the 2048 Game Architecture

Creating the Game World Rendering the Board Sliding Tiles Left Merging Tiles and Scoring Moving the Whole Board Win/Lose Detection Ship It to the Browser: 2048 as a Web App

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