# magwo/elevatorsaga

The elevator programming game!

Repository: https://github.com/magwo/elevatorsaga
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/elevatorsaga
Homepage: http://play.elevatorsaga.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-11-21T23:38:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4402, "days_push": 1381, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2554, forks 351 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:00.622140+00:00)

## What it is
Elevator Saga is a browser-based programming game where players write JavaScript code to control elevators and transport people efficiently through increasingly difficult challenges. It provides an in-browser code editor, simulation view, and API documentation for elevator and floor objects.

## Use cases
- practice javascript programming through a game
- learn event-driven programming with a fun challenge
- improve algorithm design for scheduling problems
- teach programming concepts in a classroom
- compete to solve elevator optimization challenges
- find a coding puzzle to sharpen problem-solving skills

## When to choose
- you want to learn or practice JavaScript interactively in the browser
- you enjoy algorithmic optimization puzzles with escalating difficulty
- you want a gamified way to teach event-driven programming

## When to avoid
- you need a production elevator control system
- you want an actively maintained project with new features
- you need a general-purpose code learning platform with structured curriculum

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game, simulation, programming-language, developer-tools
- domain: education, programming-languages, gaming-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: coding-game, javascript-challenges, elevator-scheduling, browser-game, algorithm-practice, algorithms, web-server, javascript

## Member repositories
- magwo/elevatorsaga (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:00.622140+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:23:45.024605+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/magwo/elevatorsaga (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:00.622140+00:00, sha 0b4299d3dbf5)
  - homepage: http://play.elevatorsaga.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:06:43.415556+00:00, sha e75cf2d197f8)
  - site_page: http://play.elevatorsaga.com/documentation.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:06:43.424407+00:00, sha c893516f75b6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.