diff --git a/apps/blog/content/posts/what-is-memebattle.en.mdx b/apps/blog/content/posts/what-is-memebattle.en.mdx index 62342332..33870f5f 100644 --- a/apps/blog/content/posts/what-is-memebattle.en.mdx +++ b/apps/blog/content/posts/what-is-memebattle.en.mdx @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ author: 'themezv' ## How it all began In 2017, a group of students from Novosibirsk State Technical University teamed up to participate in an online hackathon. -The hackathon was about entertainment and fun. We created an application (web and Android) with an infinity battle of memes. Every few seconds users saw a pair of memes and voted for one of them. +The hackathon was dedicated entertainment and fun. We created an application (web and Android) with an endless battle of memes. Every few seconds, users saw a pair of memes and voted for one of them. Players who rated the meme with a majority vote received the internal currency – MemeCoin. We won that hackathon and received investments for development. @@ -20,81 +20,79 @@ We won that hackathon and received investments for development. MemeBattle v1. Screenshot of application page on google play -After that we have participated in hackathons several years. Local hackathons in Siberia (Tomsk, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk) and grand ones in Moscow – it was our hobby. +After that, we participated in hackathons for several years. Local hackathons in Siberia (Tomsk, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk) and large ones in Moscow. It was our hobby. Meanwhile, we periodically returned to the original idea, but didn't create real product 😢 -In parallel with hackathons we have done some education projects. For example, in union with other students, organized IT community AVTF – few meetups by different streams (web development, mobile development, databases, information security, data science). Just so you know, on the first meetup were more than 150 people! +In parallel with hackathons, we have done some educational projects. For example, in union with other students, owe organized the AVTF IT community – several meetups by different streams (web development, mobile development, databases, information security, data science). For you to know, our first meetup brought together more than 150 people! Photo from first meetup of IT community AVTF -We often discussed about MemeBattle and told to friend. But we could never answer the question "What is MemeBattle". Usually we respond like: -> MemeBattle – is not a dot on a map. MemeBattle – is people. +We often discussed MemeBattle and told our friends about it. But we have not been able to answer the question "What is MemeBattle". We usually answer like this: +> MemeBattle is not a dot on a map. MemeBattle is people. Looking back, I can answer: ->MemeBattle – small community around few technical projects, where we studied new technologies and approaches.
Also this is the team with which we participated in hackathons and other activities. +>MemeBattle is a small community built around several technical projects that we have used to explore new technologies and approaches.
It is also a team that we created to participate in hackathons and other activities. ## MemeBattle today -The initial concept of an application centered around battle of memes is a thing of the past. +The original concept of the application focused on meme battles is a thing of the past. -At the moment MemeBattle is primarily an open community united by common projects. -We are open to new ideas and projects, also we invite everyone to join us. -There are few projects in development by MemeBattle today. +At the moment, MemeBattle is primarily an open community united by common projects. +We are open to new ideas and projects and are happy to invite everyone to join us. + +To date, MemeBattle has several projects in development. ### Ligretto -Ligretto – dynamic online multiplayer game, where needed to put cards as soon as possible and outperform opponents with reaction and dexterity. +Ligretto is fast-paced online multiplayer game in which you need to lay out cards as quickly as possible and outperform your opponents with reaction and agility. url: [https://ligretto.app/](https://ligretto.app/) -Play with friends anytime – one round takes only few minutes. Our colleagues spend a free time between meetings sometimes) +Play with friends at any time - one round takes only a few minutes. Our colleagues sometimes spend their free time like this between meetings 😄 ### GameHub -GameHub – online games service. Unfortunately there is only one game so far. But in the ideal future it will be the portal of online games in one ecosystem. +GameHub is online games service. Unfortunately, there is only one game so far. But in the ideal future, it will be a portal for multiple online games in one ecosystem. url: [https://mems.fun/](https://mems.fun/) -Our lives -We are witnessing a profound transformation in people's lives. Whe world is becoming global and remote. +We are witnessing a profound transformation in people's lives. The world is becoming global and remote. In the past, we used to have the chance to effortlessly gather with friends or colleagues at a party or in the office, enjoy ourselves, and engage in board games. -Nowadays, many companies are spread across the globe, making it more difficult to gather around one table. +Nowadays, many companies are scattered around the world, making it more difficult to gather around one table. GameHub and games within it can facilitate spending time together by playing. ### Blog -This blog. It's not just MemeBattle team news, but - -There will be not only news from the MemeBattle team, but also various posts from everyone. -First of all, would like to share technical discoveries and experience. For example, one of next posts planned as description of using variable fonts research in this blog. +This blog. There will be not only news from the MemeBattle team, but also various posts from everyone. +First of all, we would like to share technical discoveries and experiences. For example, one of the following posts is planned as a description of using variable fonts research in this blog. url: [https://blog.mems.fun/](https://blog.mems.fun/) ### MemeBattle as PaaS -All our projects deployed to self infrastructure on AWS. We have an established practices and solutions for fast services launch to production. +All our projects deployed to self infrastructure on AWS. We have well-established practices and solutions for quickly launching services into production. ### Education We continue to use our projects for education. New technologies, tools, approaches etc. -> It's better to try something on real-like projects than read about it a thousand times. +> It's better to try something on real-like projects than to read about it a thousand times. #### Experience -Here, you can practice solving problems like on real-life projects. For example, [add localization system to Ligretto](https://github.com/MemeBattle/monorepo/issues/177), so that the language barrier doesn't spoil the gaming experience. +Here you can practice solving problems like on real-life projects. For example, [add localization system to Ligretto](https://github.com/MemeBattle/monorepo/issues/177), so that the language barrier doesn't spoil the gaming experience. Or add new features like [leaderboard in Ligretto](https://github.com/MemeBattle/monorepo/milestone/11). -Also there are smaller tasks that help newcomers take their [first steps](https://github.com/MemeBattle/monorepo/labels/good%20first%20issue). +There are also smaller tasks that help newcomers take their [first steps](https://github.com/MemeBattle/monorepo/labels/good%20first%20issue). -The experience gained from our projects consistently assists me during interviews and in my work. -And because our repositories are open and projects are publicly accessible, any community member has tangible evidence of their experience. +The experience gained on our projects constantly helps me in interviews and in my work. +And since our repositories are open and projects are publicly accessible, every member of the community has tangible evidence of their experience. #### Mentoring