💻 Project Name

Blocs - Virtual Spaces

Ever since 2020, Events are going online! This calls for a revamp of our event infrastructure as more and more events are held online or hybrid.
Discord servers are not a good interface for hosting events, they can get overwhelming, un-navigable boring as the size of the event grows.
- What we're trying to do is we're making a virtual, but extremely visual representation of an event, A virtual Space for events
- You can visualize and "live" the event just like offline events.
- We created a 2D map which mocks the real environment of an event.
- Some of the key features include:-
  - VIRTUAL ROOMS
    - Rooms for All Webinars
    - Rooms for Minor Events
    - Rooms for Sponsors
    - Rooms for Networking
  - THEMED MAPS
    - All events are different, which calls for the need to be able to build UIs that cater to the events needs
    - You can make your own map for your events
  - INTERACTIVE OBJECTS
    - These virtual spaces can have interactive objects, when a user visits these objects they respond with premade templates.
    - Examples:
      - Zoom Bots - create zoom meeting links, instantaneously
      - FAQ Bots - Ask anything about the event!
      - Advertisment Bots
  - EVENT LEVELS
    - Phases of the events can be categorised as game levels
    - Ex: Level 2 == Hacking phase
    - This gives a direct visula cue of whats going on in the event!

Making a virtual world sounds exciting, but, its complicated!
- Under the hood this a 2D Realtime Multiplayer RPG Game!
- We faced a lot of challenges while selecting the right Game engine to get the work done.
- Lots reading documentation was done.
Every thing had to happen in REALTIME
- We had to learn about WebSockets and implement complex server side logic using the same.
Lastly, choosing a good name was a pain in the B.

Get rid of boring discord servers! Experience virtual events in a whole new way!

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