[REBOL] Re: Killer App in REBOL
From: ryanc:iesco-dms at: 13-Aug-2001 10:57
My yet to be released version of "Ploy" is a networked multiplayer strategy
game with a chat client. 2 players initially, but later I will add some
different boards so you can play any number of players. It should be done a
day and a half from whenever I find a day and a half to work on it--I hope
sometime this month.
--Ryan
[JELINEM1--nationwide--com] wrote:
> Are any of these games net-aware? REBOL naturally makes net applications
> easy, and IMO there's no excuse why any multi-player game written in Rebol
> shouldn't be. Multi-player net-aware games - even little ones - will be
> alot more popular than single-machine games!
>
> - Michael Jelinek
>
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> Graham Chiu wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 09 Aug 2001 12:11:29 -0700
> > David Vydra <[dvydra--orion-it--com]> wrote:
> >
> > > I would like to invite everyone to brainstorm about a
> > > killer application to
> > > be written in Rebol, one that would be widely used and
> > > easily recognizable.
> > >
> >
> > I don't think it is necessarily a killer app, but rewriting
> > the java game clients used by Lycos/Playsite would be a
> > excellent demonstration.
>
> Heh, even Amiga Inc. negotiated with Sharp it's support on their Zaurus
> PDAs. Have you seen their games? Simple ones, but probably nice. So what
> about creating Rebol games suite? :-) Hmm, we should add games category
> into library definitely.
>
> We currently have:
>
> Rebtris, several card games, Sokoban, simple chess game, Ryan is soon
> gonna announce another game ;-), Jeff has his unfinished strategy game
> ... we need one shoot 'em up one :-)
>
> Have you seen following? http://riks.jotto.no/riksjotto.html
>
> I AM sure Cyphre will bring some game to Rebol, IF:
>
> - RT frees sound capabilities ...
> - View engine gets a little bit updated
> - draw capabilities are good, just stopped 5 min before midnight
> (as I remember what Holger said was planned)
> - rotation effect is added
> - whatever (e.g. convolve for various new fast effects - heh, my
> favorite one broken record :-))
>
> But even nowadays, some games can be brought to Rebol. I think it will
> help even /Express, as ppl at companies like to play sometimes too ;-)
> ....
>
> Cheers,
> -pekr-
>
> > At times there are over 2000 players on line, and the
> > current java applet sucks big time - with frequent windows
> > lock ups, crashes, disconnections etc. And I think it only
> > "works" with IE on Windows.
> >
> > But whether Rebol or Rebol/express is up to the job - I'm
> > not sure it scales up to that many users ...
> >
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> > Graham Chiu
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Ryan Cole
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