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--- groworld_multiplayer_prototype [2009-03-13 17:25] – davegriffiths
+++ groworld_multiplayer_prototype [2009-03-25 08:28] – davegriffiths
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-====Groworld multiplayer prototype====
+=====Groworld multiplayer prototype=====
+Part of the [[groworld game]] project
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 Pollen is passed from the red player/plant to the purple one, causing the flower on the purple plant to change colour.
-====Network protocol====
+=====Network protocol=====
+====generic version====
+an initial sketch of required messages & responses
+^ player ^ persistence ^ comments ^
+| **connection / session init.** |||
+| connect -> | | possible to connect with, or without a user id |
+| **registration / new user** |||
+| register -> | | assumes some type of persistent store of players & plants |
+| | <- user id | |
+| | <- plant description | |
+| **existing user** |||
+| user id -> | | |
+| | <- plant description | "self" |
+| | <- other plants & their locations | |
+| **pollen (fr 'hayfever' prototype)** |||
+| pollen -> | <- pollen (plant identifier / user id) | a player can send and/or receive 'pollen' messages at anytime|
-===OSC version===
+====OSC version====
 The osc version works in a peer to peer manner in that there is no central server, and clients need to pass information around to each other. This has only been tested with 2 clients... Each client has a notion of the plant it 'owns'.
-^ Message ^ Data ^ Send when ^ Action on receive ^
+^ Message ^ Data ^ Send when ^ Action on receive ^ Notes ^
-| /join-game | None | Joining game | Broadcast your plant back with /plant |
+| /join-game | None | Joining game | Broadcast your plant back with /plant | |
-| /plant | Plant ID, postion, colour and structure | When starting game, your plant changes or /register recieved | If it's the first time you've seen this plant id, add plant to world, otherwise update plant |
+| /plant | Plant ID, postion, colour and structure | When starting game, your plant changes or /register recieved | If it's the first time you've seen this plant id, add plant to world, otherwise update plant | |
-| /flower | Plant ID, Flower ID, Colour | Sucking pollen has changed a flower colour | Update colour for this plant/flower |
+| /flower | Plant ID, Flower ID, Colour | Sucking pollen has changed a flower colour | Update colour for this plant/flower | |
-| /spray | Plant ID, pollen type | Pollen release button pressed | Add pollen from plant into atmosphere |
+| /spray | Plant ID, pollen type | Pollen release button pressed | Add pollen from plant into atmosphere | |
-| /leave-game | Plant ID | Leaving game | Remove plant from world |
+| /leave-game | Plant ID | Leaving game | Remove plant from world | Not implemented yet |
 When joining a game, you need to create a unique id for your plant. With no central server, this currently works in the following ad-hoc manner: