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How to client/server game using Google App Engine (Looking for tutorial.)
(NOTE: This is a duplicate of a question I asked on SO, having temporarily forgotten about GameDev <hang head in shame>. When one is answered, I will link it back to the other.)
I'm trying to ...
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Is Google App Engine a good platform for an online MMO?
I'm looking at some ideas of creating a smale scale MMORPG game, based in Java, this is a side/hobby project to help my learning process
I've already had a play with GAE and have put up a simple web ...
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Can Google App Engine communicate with a stand alone program?
If I create a client program using say C#, or develop something for the Android or Iphone, can I use Google App Engine for the server and communicate with the client application mentioned above?
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Using Google App Engine to Perform World Updates vs an Authoritative Server
I am considering different game server architectures that use GAE. The types of games I am considering are turn-based where the world status would need to be updated about once per minute.
I am ...
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Is Google App Engine suitable for a real-time but single player game?
I'm in the planning stage of a new project. Without going into details, this is a real-time 2D game with some basic construction aspects, combat, and a large procedurally generated world.
Because of ...
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Efficient player state architecture in Google App Engine
I am investigating Google App Engine for use in a browser based MMO. The player will make a server request when ever they build, buy or do any other action that the server needs to process. Therefore ...
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Analytics in an Offline Game
I'm attempting to program an offline puzzle game in C++. I'm trying to figure out the best way (particularly during the alpha) to report back to me
Whether people finish the level
Where people died
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Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) for turn-based mobile multiplayer server?
I'm designing a multiplayer turn-based game for Android (over 3g). I'm thinking the clients will send data to a central server over a socket or http, and receive data via GCM push messaging.
I'd like ...
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Best Platform/Engine for turn based Client/Server Android game [closed]
I'm currently designing a turn based game for tablets. Initially for Android with porting to iOS later considered in design.
I'm having trouble narrowing down the available technologies to even know ...
