Picabulite - Multiplayer Word Drawing Game
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Picabulite - Multiplayer Word Drawing Game
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Picabulite (Picabulary Lite):
Picabulite is a multiplayer word sketching and guessing game for Drupal. It is the lite version of Picabulary.
Features
- HTML5 Canvas drawing with brush visuals and various tools
- Comes with a general word-list including 500 English words
- Keeps an active games list in database to allow new users join
- Provides Drupal permissions to play or host a game
- Owner-Admin-User hierarchy in rooms
- Makes use of peer assisted networking(WebRTC) eliminating the need for a dedicated game server
- Drupal is used for managing active games list
- Can also be used as a chat room or a collaborative drawing application
- Optimized javascript code is free of memory-leaks and provides very fast DOM rendering.
- Small footprint with overall 90kb javascript. (30kb gzipped)
- Responsive game UI that adapts to different resolutions
- The lite version lacks managing custom word-lists, ability to create hidden rooms, and some in-game actions like Ban, Freeze, Lock, etc.
Installation
- Download library files and module files. Check the download section below
- Place the library into sites/all/libraries, so the structure would be like sites/all/libraries/picabulite/core/...
- Place the module into sites/all/modules and install it as usual.
- Enable "play Picabulite" and "host Picabulite" permissions for your users at /admin/people/permissions
- Users can access the game at /picabulite path. A user must create a room and host the game for others to join.
Demo:
View demo. (You can join your own game using a second browser/tab. Note this is a full demonstration which may include features that are not available in the lite version.)
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Download:
| Version | File | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.x-2.0 | Picabulite module (18 KB) | 2016-Mar-07 | Rename the container as picabulite |
| 7.x | Picabulite Library (149 KB) | 2016-Mar-07 | Place into sites/all/libraries |
