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# YouTube Maze
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Some YouTube creators have made video “gamebooks” by creating videos in which viewers can make choices that influence the course of the narration.
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This is generally implemented by breaking up the video into short interlinked segments.
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This project aims at automatically exploring those video mazes and creating a visual representation of the underlying network.
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[See it live → ](https://youtube-maze.cloud.delab.re )
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## How Does it Work?
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The [algorithm ](lib/explore.mjs ) starts at the first video and explores the links recursively using a breadth-first search approach, keeping track of the links as it goes.
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The [Graphviz ](http://www.graphviz.org/ ) library is used to automatically lay out the graph so that as few edges cross as possible.
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## Running Locally
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You can also run the server locally, provided you have a working installation of Node.JS and Graphviz.
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```
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git clone https://forge.delab.re/matteo/youtube-maze.git
cd youtube-maze
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npm install
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npm start
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```
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If everything goes as planned, you should be able to access the server by opening `http://localhost:3000` in your browser.
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## License
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This software is made available under the MIT license.
[See the full license text → ](LICENSE )
