ARENA v1.0.0: Zero-Latency Biometric Multiplayer Tic-Tac-Toe

Key Features

• Zero-Latency Biometric Onboarding (Edge ML): Real-time, client-side inference using face-api.js for split-second 128-d facial encoding and identity verification.
• Resilient Microservice Architecture: Fully modularized FastAPI backend, containerized alongside MySQL, MongoDB, and an Nginx frontend via Docker Compose.
• Automated Environment Provisioning: Intelligent container healthchecks and Python backoff/retry loops for reliable startup and auto-generation of SQL tables and NoSQL indexes.
• Custom Secure Session Management: Stateful authentication using cryptographically generated, opaque tokens delivered via HttpOnly cookies to mitigate XSS vulnerabilities.
• Asynchronous Matchmaking Lobby: Real-time WebSockets for peer-to-peer matchmaking with live lobby status tracking and TTL-expiring challenge requests.
• Fault-Tolerant Disconnect Handling: Automatic detection of mid-match disconnects, safe room destruction, and Elo penalization for forfeits.
• FIDE-Standard Elo Ranking System: Dynamic player ranking updates utilizing the official zero-sum Elo rating algorithm (K-factor of 32).
• Cross-Device Dynamic Routing: Nginx reverse proxy and environment-agnostic JavaScript routing to seamlessly support secure local network multiplayer via HTTP tunnels.