lund0n / barnyard

A sample game for "Multiplayer JavaScript Game Development" talk from MidwestJS 2017

Barnyard

A simple game to demonstrate using Browser tech (and RxJS) to build a simple network game.

• slides

Quick Start

$ git clone https://github.com/lund0n/barnyard
$ cd barnyard
$ yarn install # or npm install
$ yarn dev # or yarn start on barnyard-basic and barnyard-trail branches

Task List

• Move the player
• Checkout for out of bounds
• Add player's trail
• Add collision detection
• Randomize starting position, icon character, and trail color
• Move state management to web sockets
• Add start, ending, and replay game management
• Render multiple players
• Multiple player collision detection
• Allow multiple players to sign up for a single game
• Multiple game creation and management

Available branches:

• master - latest code
• barnyard-basic - moving the animal around, checks out of bounds conditions.
• barnyard-trail - adds the trail behind the animal, adds collision detection.
• barnyard-network - moves the state to the server, uses web sockets for data interchange.

Deploy to now.sh

now # Yes, that's it!