# jmoon018/PacVim

Repository: https://github.com/jmoon018/PacVim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pacvim
Language: C++
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-03-23T18:15:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4302, "days_push": 893, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3329, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:56.530374+00:00)

## What it is
PacVim is a terminal-based PacMan-style game that teaches vim commands through gameplay. Players use real vim motions to highlight all words on a gameboard while avoiding ghosts across 10 levels.

## Use cases
- learn vim commands through a game
- practice vim motions in a fun way
- teach beginners the vim editor
- improve vim keyboard skills
- train muscle memory for vim navigation

## When to choose
- you want a gamified, free way to learn or practice vim commands
- you prefer hands-on practice over reading vim tutorials
- you want a lightweight terminal game that runs on Linux or macOS

## When to avoid
- you already know vim and want advanced editing features rather than practice
- you need a GUI game or Windows-native build
- you want a general-purpose text editor

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game, developer-tools, terminal-ui
- domain: education, developer-tools, gaming-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: vim, learning-game, pacman, ncurses, keyboard-skills, command-line, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- jmoon018/PacVim (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.530374+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 2026-08-30T08:12:49.721941+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jmoon018/PacVim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.530374+00:00, sha 62da9a5dd191)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.