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Last Updated:
22nd June, 2005, 13:12 GMT
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JOGRE is over 4 years project and is now current in Beta 0.3.
Like most object-oriented project we are developing in an incremental and
iterative manner.
We have realistic short-term deliverables and also an idea of our
long term vision and strategy.
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JOGRE To-Do List (By Predicated Release)
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Beta Release (0.4, ...)
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Our current release 0.3 has an API, server, web application and 23 games.
A number of suggested tasks for alpha releases include:
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New Games
The creation of new games using the JOGRE games engine
is a important and necessary task if the JOGRE project is going to grow.
We are looking for programmers to create new multiplayer games in a number
of different categories such as:
- Arcade Games: e.g. Bomber Man, Mini Golf, Pool, etc.
- Board Games: e.g. Backgammon, Dominoes, etc.
- Card Games: e.g. Blackjack, etc.
- Word Games: e.g. Crosswords, Literati, etc.
If you are a Java Programmer, anyone can contribute to JOGRE by
creating a new game using the JOGRE API. To get started check out the
Connect 4 tutorial.
If the game is good/stable enough then it will become part of the JOGRE project and
eventually hosted and played by users around the world.
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Improve Existing Games
The existing games are not perfect. For example Chess is still missing
a few rules such as "en-passant", "repetition of moves",
"50 moves rule" etc. Graphics can also be improved in a lot of games.
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Binary communciation?
At present all communications is done using Strings. Advantages of using String is
that it is easy to program (especially debugging). However a big disadvantage is
bandwidth that Strings take compared to binary data. Does anyone feel that using
binary communication is justified?
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Game Timer
Chess for example would be a good for using a timer.
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Testing
Some JUnit test exist but we need many more. Also to have some test
plans would be useful to test the playability of the system.
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Language Translation
The resource bundles for JOGRE are currently all in English.
For JOGRE to be internationalised the following languages are required.
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Required
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 English
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 French
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 Spanish
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 German
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 Italian
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 Portuguese
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 Russian
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If you are a Java programmer, tester or language translatter and are interested in any these tasks then contact
Bob Marks on marksie531@yahoo.com.
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Release 1.0
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With Release 1.0 a highly stable web site should be place (www.jogre.org) where users have the ability to
register, log-on, browse through lots of games (50+) and pick one of their choice. They
will then be able to play rated games with users from around the world easily and reliably in real time.
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