Multiplayer engine goes open source
We have crafted quite some multiplayer webapplications in the past, such as the chat site Quek, or other implementations for sites like the Dutch kindertelefoon.
Recently, we wrote a new engine from scratch, and we plan on using it more frequently. But usage is not limited to Q42, because you too can pick it up today and code your own multiplayer game or webapp!
Code and examples are available as zipfile (or through svn) at google code:http://code.google.com/p/q42multiplayer
To jumpstart development, a simple demo is included that works out-of-the box if you've got Visual Studio 2008 SP1 or Visual Web Developer installed. The demo can be seen here as well:
Why did we make it open source? Well, one of the driving forces behind the Q42 team is to make the internet just a slight bit more of a fun place to be. So hopefully, a contribution like this might spark a few multiuser applications that otherwise would not have been developed.
Have fun coding!