You might get more response to these kinds of posts in
comp.games.development.design. That said, the c.g.d.* hierarchy has a
weak pulse.
On May 29, 1:39 pm, "chile...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <chile...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I have this idea for a typing game in Ajax, but I wanted to get some
> opinions of other Ajax game fans. You can view the description of the
> game herehttp://ajaxideas.com/forum/index.php?topic=3.0or
just read
> below:
>
> Okay, so I've had this idea for a typing game using Ajax for a long
> time. Maybe now I can share the idea with someone ambitious enough to
> actually write it (because I definitely don't have enough time to do
> it myself)! The game would be based on the basketball game bump (also
> known as lightning to some people). The rules for the basketball game
> bump are as follows:
>
> 1. Everyone lines up single file behind the foul line
> 2. The first two people in the line have a basketball
> 3. When the game begins, the first person in line shoots his or her
> ball
> 4. Then the second person shoots his or her ball
> 5. If the second person makes a basket before the first person then
> the first person is out
> 6. When a basket is made or someone gets out, the ball is given to the
> next person in line and the game continues as such
> 7. You may use your ball to "bump" your opponents ball out of the way
> giving you more time to make your shot
> 8. The game ends when everyone (except the winner) gets out
> 9. (optional) If the person that got you out gets out, then you get to
> go back in (this can make for a very long, yet exhilarating, game)
>
> Now, I will try to explain how this could be made into an online
> typing game using Ajax. The rules could go something like this:
>
> 1. Everyone logged into a game (perhaps multiple games with a max of
> 20 per game) are placed into a queue (this is our "single-file line")
> 2. The first two people in the queue have a text box that they can
> type in
> 3. When the game begins, the first person in the queue starts typing
> the sentence displayed above his or her text box
> 4. As soon as the first person starts typing, the second person may
> also start typing the sentence displayed above his or her text box
> (whether it should be the same sentence or not I'm not sure if it
> really matters)
> 5. If the second person finishes typing his or her sentence (with no
> errors), then the first person is out
> 6. When a sentence is finished or someone gets out, a text box with a
> sentence to type is displayed for the next person in line (he or she
> may begin typing right away) and the game continues as such
> 7. You may "bump" your opponents text box (what exactly this will do
> I'm not sure yet, but it will set them back in some way) to give you
> more time to finish your sentence
> 8. The game ends when everyone (except the winner) gets out
> 9. (optional) If the person that got you out gets out, then you get to
> go back in
>
> So, what do you think? Please share any additional rules or features
> that you think would make this game better. If you have any comments
> about how this could be programmed or how Ajax will be used to make it
> real-time, please share!
Let players beam each other with the basketballs. But, attach no
penalty to getting hit by a basketball whatsoever. Just an animation
that goes "Ow!" and makes the player look humiliated somehow. The
game mechanic here is it's fun to beat the snot out of your buddies,
but the tradeoff is it's just a distraction from what you should be
doing to win the game. Win the game or humiliate your buddies? Which
would you rather do? A lot of people won't be able to help
themselves, they'll beam their buddies. They might even beam their
buddies when they're ahead, thinking they're "safe" to get away with
it, and thereby allow their buddies to catch up.
Whenever my friend and I would get bored playing Halo, we'd just start
shooting each other. It didn't actually matter, but it was way more
interesting than some boring sprawling level we'd gotten lost in.
Cheers,
Brandon Van Every
> Thanks, I look forward to reading your replies!
>
> Eric Hellewell
>
> AjaxIdeas.com - Great place to discuss your ideas for Ajax Games &
> Apps!
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