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I want to create a little 'monkeyworld' in a popup for my website. Graphics aside and all that, what I really want to know is what do you think of my idea for the interaction bit.
Basically, there are gonna be 3 frames - one for controls, one for the display and one for loading the variables used to direct the things on the screen. The thing is, the controls and variables frames will have to reload as quickly as possible to make the things move on the screen. This works fine on broadband, but what about 56k? Is it worth it? Is there any guaranteed way of keeping the connection open, or is there any way of doing this 'live' using PHP?
Basically, there are gonna be 3 frames - one for controls, one for the display and one for loading the variables used to direct the things on the screen. The thing is, the controls and variables frames will have to reload as quickly as possible to make the things move on the screen. This works fine on broadband, but what about 56k? Is it worth it? Is there any guaranteed way of keeping the connection open, or is there any way of doing this 'live' using PHP?
Mozilla users can enable pipelining and HTTP keep alive. However it should be fine even for IE morons.
I don't think I explained it well enough. All the images (character anims, buttons, backgruonds, etc..) are only loaded once. The only thing that is to be loaded over and over is the data for the positions of the layers holding your little person. That's why it's got to be done via frames, meaning only relatively little code has to load - just a few numbers. A timeout that just reloaded the page would take forever and would be crap! Plus I want to have maybe 8-10 people per location, so they can 'interact'. If I've done the sums right - 8 people, with some data for a name, x & y positions, isn't a lot and I reckon a 56k connection would be fine for this. I'll have to get a ropey demo up and running. The hardest part I can fathom is making it so that you don't control someone else by accident. Hmmm...
Nice idea.
It could work, depending on how big the images are that you want to move.
This would probably work better as a JavaScript game though, rather than PHP. Load all the images first, and use JavaScript controls to move the image along, or whatever it is you intend.
Or, even better, Flash it :).
It could work, depending on how big the images are that you want to move.
This would probably work better as a JavaScript game though, rather than PHP. Load all the images first, and use JavaScript controls to move the image along, or whatever it is you intend.
Or, even better, Flash it :).
I want to create a little 'monkeyworld' in a popup for my website. Graphics aside and all that, what I really want to know is what do you think of my idea for the interaction bit.
Basically, there are gonna be 3 frames - one for controls, one for the display and one for loading the variables used to direct the things on the screen. The thing is, the controls and variables frames will have to reload as quickly as possible to make the things move on the screen. This works fine on broadband, but what about 56k? Is it worth it? Is there any guaranteed way of keeping the connection open, or is there any way of doing this 'live' using PHP?
Basically, there are gonna be 3 frames - one for controls, one for the display and one for loading the variables used to direct the things on the screen. The thing is, the controls and variables frames will have to reload as quickly as possible to make the things move on the screen. This works fine on broadband, but what about 56k? Is it worth it? Is there any guaranteed way of keeping the connection open, or is there any way of doing this 'live' using PHP?