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Sending high scores to a web server in an open source game
I've never dealt with sending/receiving data from web servers in my games, so I absolutely have no idea how to do this. I tried googling for a good solution but couldn't find anything satisfying.
I ...
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How to design the AI for a board game like Risk?
I am about to develop a web game that is similar to board games like Risk, and iOS games like Lux and Strategery. I am curious to know what the concept behind the AI for such games should be like.
I ...
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Im wondering if its actually possible to make a “fluid” multiplayer game with current technology? [closed]
Im pretty sure all of you have played/heard/seen that web-based pokemon games(pokemon crater to be more precise) or at least played actual ones.
For those who didnt play them, let me just say its ...
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Flash game made with Flixel does not appear when using regular zoom
I am having an issue getting my Flash game (made using the Flixel library) to display when I use Zoom = 1 in the call to Super() in the game's constructor.
I have made a map using Dame which is ...
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Your mobile device as controller for webapps [closed]
I'm creating a multiplayer game just for fun and exploring different techniques like isometric games, node.js and socket.io.
The point is that I've tried to make an alternative approach on ...
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Mobile apps are separated into Three categories: Native, Hybrid and Web. What does Adobe air come under? [closed]
I don't mean a flash web app I mean a wrapped adobe air application. What is it?
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Is it possible to load local html pages into Gamemaker games?
I was just wondering if it would be possible somehow to load locally saved web pages into a game. My primary use for them would be as menus, helping to navigate between rooms.
I know about the built ...
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What programming languages are sufficient for web browser game development? [closed]
I am wondering with what kind of languages such a multi-player online game was written?
I am trying to find a list of web programming languages which could be sufficient for both of these websites. ...
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Box2dWeb positioning relative to HTML5 Canvas
I'm new with HTML5 canvas and Box2DWeb and I'm trying to make an Asteroids game. So far I think I'm doing okay, but one thing I'm struggling to comprehend is how positioning works in relation to the ...
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Is it possible to make/translate a 3d engine to ruby on rails?
I am looking to make a 3D FPS that runs inside web browsers. I looked into using WebGL, but it didn't seem far enough along into development. I decided on using RoR because Ruby was a language I knew.
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Any open source engine for webbased game? [closed]
I'm a student and my group have a task to create a simple multiplayer Rpg webgame. And I have to do it in just a few months. Is there any open source engine or framework to do this? Or any other idea?
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Is it possible to create native application for Google Chrome Store?
I'm developing small game using c++ and OpenGL. I would like to post it also in Chrome Web Store.
I've seen that a lot of apps are just redirection to specific url. I can use Java Applet and JNI to ...
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What are hosting demands for webgame? [closed]
What are demands on hosting for multiplayer strategy game like Empire, Travian?
(memory for application, memory for database)
in flash
in .net
in php ?
EDIT:
Comments says there is no response ...
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Chess game for integration in web site [closed]
I need to integrate a chess game into a web site. The game needs to offer computer opponents, and the ability to save a user with a score (although I could implement that part myself). It is ok with a ...
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More profitable: Android apps or Flash games?
Which market (that of Android games or that of Flash games) is more profitable and will give me a better chance of success?
Where can I find the relative market shares of these markets, globally?
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What is this JavaScript gibberish?
I am studying how to make a 2D game with JavaScript by reading open source JavaScript games and I came across this gibberish...
aSpriteData = [
"}\"¹-º\"À+º\"À+º\"À+º\"¿¤À ~C_ ...
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free web library for leaderboards / achievements
I would like to know if there is any free leaderboard libraries for web games developed in HTML5/JS (as openfeint is for iPhone, Android)
I found this http://www.appmobi.com/, but it seems the ...
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Scale DIV with tiles
I am trying to create a repeating background. I have a main DIV with a grid of small 16x16 DIVs. I am trying to scale the main DIV in CSS; when the small DIVs simply have a red background color ...
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Ideas for time-keeping in a webbased RPG?
I'm assigned a task of doing the preliminary research stuff for a web-based MMO RPG. Now my buggiest problem here is "web based" vs "MMO RPG". I did some research about time keeping systems and I'm ...
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Is there a portal dedicated to HTML5 games? [closed]
Just to get something straight; by "portal", I mean a website that frequently publishes a certain type of games, has a blog, some articles, maybe some tutorials and so on. All of these things are not ...
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Looking for a simple web interface with subversion support and ticket /issue tracker [closed]
I am working on a small project and we have a few programmers on the job. We are using subversion to commit updates and keep all developers up to date on their workstations.
However, we have yet to ...
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web dev to game dev advice? [closed]
I've been working as a web developer for many years (with some dabbiling in game dev MANY MANY years back).
I've been wanting to dabble a bit in game development and was wondering if anyone here had ...
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Is there a HTML/JS game engine/library that deals with things (HUD, menus, accounts, etc) other than the core gameplay?
I've been looking through the many HTML/Javascript game engines/libraries out there (many of which are found here https://github.com/bebraw/jswiki/wiki/Game-Engines). Most of them seem fairly ...
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Giving points to users - how can I make it interesting?
I have a website where users can choose the winner of a sporting event. If they guess correctly they get 1 point, otherwise they receive zero points. At the end all users are ranked based on their ...
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Create a website that lists all the game servers from a country
I have seen some sites which shows servers(for online games) from various parts of world with there name and ip's. I am looking forward to develop something of same sort.
But the issue is how to get ...
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1answer
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3D motorcycle models for web 3D tools
I'm developing a website that can display 3D models of motorbike. I haven't decided on which tool to use yet but it seems most of them support X3D and VRML files. So I'm searching for already-made ...
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What tool should I use to make this game?
A little background info: I'm just about to graduate university with a software engineering degree. I have a fair amount of experience with more "serious" programming languages (C++/Java/C#), plenty ...
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Java vs Javascript for Web-based games
With all the recent interest in developing HTML5 apps and games, and I am curious why all the focus is on Javascript, and not on Java.
Minecraft is a great example of what can be accomplished in a ...
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Is it sound to use javascript for cross platform game scripting instead of lua? I might need web clients for my game
I have been looking around for clues on the subject but I'm not convinced to commit to javascript as my primary scripting language.
Currently I have started with lua. But I fear it will be a limiting ...
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1answer
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3d immersive Virtual Conference meeting environment development on the web (3d website)-Help required
I want to develop 3d immersive virtual collaborative conference meeting environment on the web i.e an immersive virtual environment for our university Teachers to attend and address conference ...
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1answer
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SQl, noSQL, and Doctrine with Symfony 2.0
I've had the idea of creating a webgame for a while now, and as it becomes more and more accurate i started playing around with Symfony 2.0.
First question :
it seems that it is recommanded to use ...
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Using a web service for multiplayer games?
I've been looking into web services for making multiplayer games and was just wondering how feasible would it be?
What I would like to do is make a simple MMORPG that uses a turn based fighting ...
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Best way to do a strategic map for a 4X space game on a web page?
I'm currently looking at the options regarding how to do a strategic map for a web application.
My goals here are :
a synthethic view of what's happening in a stelar system
the ability to ...
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535 views
What language or platform is used to develop apps for Google+?
Does anyone know what language or platform is used to develop apps for Google+?
I'm hoping Python, but I know google has a lot of other mediums they could use for this. I'm fine with hearsay as I ...
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1answer
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A solution for developing a web game client for iphone and ipad…
We have just finished developing a web game using flex + flash + python and now we want to make a client app for the iphone/ipad device just like this one
Since we have had no such experience I hope ...
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Should the engine for an eventual web-based game start as a web-service?
I've recently decided to start writing an engine for a card game. I'm not a big "cards" player, but a friend introduced me to the game (it's a spin on the game Danish), and I fell in love.
I want to ...
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Google Web Toolkit: Ever used for making games?
I've recently come across GWT (Google Web Toolkit) and have been amazed by it. I was wondering if anyone has ever put it to use making a video game? And if they did, what their experience was, whether ...
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What approach would you take to develop an old school game?
Possible duplicate: Best technology for online games?
I have agreed to show my child how to develop software. He wants me to help him develop a game.
If you were me then what approach would you ...
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What version of Java should I target for applets?
I recently deployed an applet that seems to require Java 6 Update 24. I assume the reason for this requirement is the matching JDK version I used to create the applet (I am new to Java).
The fact ...
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4answers
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Is there a good reason I shouldn't use a java applet for a game?
I want to make a multiplayer browser-based game. The nice thing about using an applet is that I can make the client and the server in the same language (java/closure/scala/etc). I know there's html5 ...
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How to implement a component based system for items in a web game
Reading several other questions and answers on using a component based system to define items I want to use one for the items and spells in a web game written in PHP. I'm just stuck on the ...
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Time/duration handling in strategic game
I'm considering developing a space opera game, having already done some game design. Technically, though, I'm coming from a business applications background. Hence I don't really know how I should ...
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How do you make Direct3D work in a browser?
I've come across games that are 3D that are playable in a browser. They require a plugin to be installed to work. I guess the plugin creates a D3D window inside the browser.
How would I go about ...
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3answers
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Where to start, to develop an online Backgammon game?
I would like to develop a backgammon game to play against other players online, as a way of learning more Javascript/jQuery and a little game development. I'm a web developer and most of my experience ...
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1answer
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Where can I find Cinema4D for game development tutorials?
I started to learn Cinema 4D. I've noticed it's really easy to use for motion graphics, but I want to use it for modeling for games/realtime 3d engines.
Before I used 3dsmax and it was easy to ...
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Development platform for 2D web and mobile games
Is there a game development platform -- similar to Torque, or Unity -- which can be used to deploy 2D games on the following platforms:
Web
iOs
Android
Xbox Live Arcade (Preferred but not required)
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How to create a hexagon world map in PHP from a database for a browser based strategy game
I'm trying to create a hexagon world map for my PHP browser based strategy game. I've created a table in my database with the following data per row: id, type, x, y and occupied. Where type is the ...
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Webworkers HTML5 for game AI?
So I am designing a game like scrabble in which a user has to make words using the letters on the screen. When the there is no possible combination of word that can be made with the letter the game is ...
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What new programming languages are being used to develop web-based games?
I've got around 10 years behind me of casually creating AS1/2/3 games and have found myself wondering recently what other options are available for web-based games.
I have recently found haXe and ...
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How to protect a developed game?
I have developed some small games which are my own creation and each is having different gameplay. Now i want to showcase it using the internet. But I'am a bit worried about
the concept getting ...
