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A short update to my earlier post about turn-based gaming on CouchDB: I =
didn=92t get far with creating a re-usable library from my werewolves =
game. Instead, Lunacy=92s original code is now on GitHub:

https://github.com/sander/lunacy/

It may be an example of how multiplayer games can be created using =
CouchDB, or a fun project to help hacking on. :-)

In case anyone is still interested in using this to create a general =
CouchDB game development kit, I=92d be glad to share my ideas and =
unfinished code.

On Apr 22, 2013, at 8:54 , Sander Dijkhuis <mail@sanderdijkhuis.nl> =
wrote:

> Is anyone interested in using and contributing to a toolkit for =
creating turn-based games with CouchDB? Or anyone else working on this =
already?
>=20
> As a hobby project I=92m working on a web-based multiplayer werewolves =
game [1]. It works in the browser with CouchDB in the backend, and for =
mobile I=92m working with TouchDB [2] and WebView. CouchDB is a nice fit =
because of the ubiquitous JavaScript, security features, data =
replication and the real-time changes feed. Each game is a separated =
into a set of docs to make sure a player cannot access another player=92s =
secrets.
>=20
> There=92s a lot of boilerplate code involved and it seems that I=92m =
reinventing the wheel, along with others who make games like Draw =
Something and Words With Friends. My current toolkit contains:
> - design docs for summarised game lists, notifications, data security;
> - object-oriented syntax for game rules, easy bot creation, game state =
management;
> - an implementation of friend lists and group chat;
> - AngularJS modules to create interfaces to games, authentication and =
profiles;
> - node.js workers for user registration, on-demand replication and =
notifications;
> - an iOS shell using TouchDB for sync and WebView to render the game;
> - a Chrome App shell to easily access privileges like notifications =
and data sync;
> - a =91free trial=92 limitation and payment handler using Google =
Wallet.
> I hope to include:
> - auth, friend lists and sharing through Facebook;
> - notifications, payments that are native to iOS;
> - an port of the iOS shell to Android.
>=20
> If there=92s interest, I can release the boilerplate code under APLv2. =
It would mostly look like a compilation of existing libraries, =
configured together to work smoothly. With some help, we could make this =
into a toolkit that should work for all kinds of board games, card games =
and RPGs. (It=92s the multiplayer gaming=92s new revolution [3]!) The =
goal would be making it easy for users to get started and to focus on =
game logic and playful interfaces.
>=20
> Sander
>=20
> [1] http://playlunacy.com/
> [2] http://touchdb.org/
> [3] http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/04/asynced-gaming/all/


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charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">A =
short update to my earlier post about turn-based gaming on CouchDB: I =
didn=92t get far with creating a re-usable library from my werewolves =
game. Instead, Lunacy=92s original code is now on =
GitHub:<div><br></div><blockquote style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: =
none; padding: 0px;"><a =
href=3D"https://github.com/sander/lunacy/">https://github.com/sander/lunac=
y/</a></blockquote><div><br></div>It may be an example of how =
multiplayer games can be created using CouchDB, or a fun project to help =
hacking on. :-)<div><br></div><div>In case anyone is still interested in =
using this to create a general CouchDB game development kit, I=92d be =
glad to share my ideas and unfinished code.<br><div><br><div><div>On Apr =
22, 2013, at 8:54 , Sander Dijkhuis &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:mail@sanderdijkhuis.nl">mail@sanderdijkhuis.nl</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">Is anyone interested in using and contributing to a =
toolkit for creating turn-based games with CouchDB? Or anyone else =
working on this already?<br><br>As a hobby project I=92m working on a =
web-based multiplayer werewolves game [1]. It works in the browser with =
CouchDB in the backend, and for mobile I=92m working with TouchDB [2] =
and WebView. CouchDB is a nice fit because of the ubiquitous JavaScript, =
security features, data replication and the real-time changes feed. Each =
game is a separated into a set of docs to make sure a player cannot =
access another player=92s secrets.<br><br>There=92s a lot of boilerplate =
code involved and it seems that I=92m reinventing the wheel, along with =
others who make games like Draw Something and Words With Friends. My =
current toolkit contains:<br>- design docs for summarised game lists, =
notifications, data security;<br>- object-oriented syntax for game =
rules, easy bot creation, game state management;<br>- an implementation =
of friend lists and group chat;<br>- AngularJS modules to create =
interfaces to games, authentication and profiles;<br>- node.js workers =
for user registration, on-demand replication and notifications;<br>- an =
iOS shell using TouchDB for sync and WebView to render the game;<br>- a =
Chrome App shell to easily access privileges like notifications and data =
sync;<br>- a =91free trial=92 limitation and payment handler using =
Google Wallet.<br>I hope to include:<br>- auth, friend lists and sharing =
through Facebook;<br>- notifications, payments that are native to =
iOS;<br>- an port of the iOS shell to Android.<br><br>If there=92s =
interest, I can release the boilerplate code under APLv2. It would =
mostly look like a compilation of existing libraries, configured =
together to work smoothly. With some help, we could make this into a =
toolkit that should work for all kinds of board games, card games and =
RPGs. (It=92s the multiplayer gaming=92s new revolution [3]!) The goal =
would be making it easy for users to get started and to focus on game =
logic and playful interfaces.<br><br>Sander<br><br>[1] <a =
href=3D"http://playlunacy.com/">http://playlunacy.com/</a><br>[2] <a =
href=3D"http://touchdb.org/">http://touchdb.org/</a><br>[3] <a =
href=3D"http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/04/asynced-gaming/all/">http://=
www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/04/asynced-gaming/all/</a></blockquote></div><=
br></div></div></div></body></html>=

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