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Re: Show HN: A Multiplayer Geography Game Using WebSockets

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Post by flanbiscuit » Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 5:39 PM UTC

telesilla wrote: post #39

You now belong to the club: http://worldmapswithout.nz

it's actually there, you can move the image to the left and you'll see it. it's "off screen"

Re: Show HN: A Multiplayer Geography Game Using WebSockets

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Post by malkia » Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 5:39 PM UTC

Very cool, but how many turns?!?!/

Re: Show HN: A Multiplayer Geography Game Using WebSockets

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Post by benwaffle » Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 5:46 PM UTC

Cyph0n wrote: post #29

sailfast wrote: post #18

This is a lot of fun but I'd also recommend allowing zoom for greater precision then resetting after each question. Pretty simple JS commands for Leaflet to handle and would make a HUGE difference - not sure how folks are getting so precise on such a small map :)

Someone has probably already written some JS that plays the game automatically. The way I'd do it is 1) track the current turn, 2) look up the city's coordinates using a reverse geocoder like OSM's Nominatim[1], and 3) draw a marker at the location using Leaflet. [1]: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim

https://gist.github.com/benwaffle/c61d0fb29ced1f7bacdfdd4dc2...

Re: Show HN: A Multiplayer Geography Game Using WebSockets

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Post by telesilla » Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 5:58 PM UTC

flanbiscuit wrote: post #41

telesilla wrote: post #39

You now belong to the club: http://worldmapswithout.nz

it's actually there, you can move the image to the left and you'll see it. it's "off screen"

The map determines the move gesture as a click, placing your guess for Wellington as being in the Tasman ocean. But then, at least it's not asking for Tonga.

Re: Show HN: A Multiplayer Geography Game Using WebSockets

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Post by Gonzih » Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 6:11 PM UTC

Sometimes click does not register. Very irretating with this small amount of time givet to click. Also map is way too small on high resolution screens. Other than that very cool idea!