First off - I am not a writer. Period. However, I do know a lot about games as well as programming. This blog is my attempt to mix the two and show how - possibly - a PBBG can be created. I have scoured the net for such a site, and was unable to locate one. How Odd. So I will hopefully solicit some help from readers to complete this guide.
What is a PBBG?
What is a PBBG?
A persistent browser-based game (PBBG) is a computer game that is both browser-based (accessed and played over the Internet only through a web browser) and persistent (able to progress with successive playing sessions).
PBBGs can provide the depth of experience and sustainability seen in some application-based games, but because they don't require any special software to play, they are more accessible and portable than such games.*
So every couple weeks or so, or when the mood strikes me (or if I recieve enough comments) I'll add an entry.*Taken from wikipedia
2 comments:
I'm not sure exactly what you were looking for that you couldn't find. But if it was a site where people are trying to explain how to build PBBGs then BuildingBrowsergames.com is your best bet.
Hey thanks for the post. that site looks pretty nice. I'll definitely be looking into it. My tutorials are for the neophytes. Absolutely basic from scratch. I want to do with php/mysql with browsers, what this book did with the basic language. So it wasn't that I was unable to find a site that does this, but finding a site that is extremely basic, effective, and shows step by step from beginning to end. Many sites go so far into the programming aspect that they seem almost to be reinventing the wheel.
Take a look at this page (for example) on checking to see if a file exist in VB.
sciguyryan Has the right idea. Using what is available. but if you look at what dee-u wrote using an API function - its like a bunch of code thats not needed to perform a simple task. where the simple line if dir("somefilename")>"" then is good enough for just about 90% of what the user is looking for. Which brings me back to my tutorial. I believe simplicity is the best way to teach people. After which, they can branch off at their own speed and skill level. remember K.I.S.S.
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