Hey everyone!
We’re happy to share that WakeUp Labs has completed Milestone #2 of the UGC Platform funded through SIP-19.
This second stage was focused on getting the backend up and running, and we’re excited to show you the results in a demo video recorded by our development team.
You can find the video in this Youtube Link
What we’ve built
Our team focused on connecting all the backend components that power the platform. Here’s a quick overview of what’s been accomplished:
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Smart Search Engine (GPT-4 Turbo): Players can now search for experiences using natural language prompts, powered by the GPT-4 Turbo model. This makes the search experience faster and more intuitive.
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Core APIs and Database: We designed and implemented the backend architecture to store and serve UGC content in a scalable way.
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Access to Missing Data: Early on, we highlighted missing data in the public APIs. Thanks to @Biversen from the DAO forum, who shared internal endpoints with us, we avoided having to build a manual scraper and instead worked with more complete, reliable data. This made the platform much easier to use and maintain.
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OpenAPI Documentation: We implemented Swagger-style documentation for both the main backend and the internal endpoints to make testing and development easier.
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Backend-Frontend Connection: The backend is now fully connected to the live frontend, powering real-time search and dynamic data loading.
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Fixes and Infrastructure: We resolved key issues such as foreign key conflicts, improved data handling, and deployed the backend to a live server environment connected to our shared database.
Challenges
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Sandbox API limitations: While we now have access to internal endpoints, they aren’t officially documented or maintained, so we’re still working with some uncertainty.
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Search tuning: GPT-4 Turbo performs well with natural queries, but we’re continuing to improve how metadata is handled to deliver more consistent results.
What’s next
We’ve officially started Milestone 3, focused on building the full user interface and developing features like Promoted Experiences, Smart AI Search and Support Creator.
Thanks to the DAO for the continued trust and support. We’ll keep sharing progress openly and would love to hear any ideas, feedback, or questions.
Let’s keep building, for the community by the community.
The WakeUp Labs team 