[voppe]

I can't overstate how good Elixir + LiveView is, especially for prototyping. I have been experimenting with it ever since it first came out, mostly games, and I have to say that building even simple multiplayer games is a lot of fun.

An example:

https://dev.voppe.it/chess

(FYI there is no actual game here, just pick emojis, place them in the arena and watch them fight to the death via a poorly designed combat system. Yes, those placing emojis other than you are other players.)

This was a prototype that I built to see if real-time multiplayer games were feasible. Apparently LiveView manages high tickrates decently enough to be a valid solution for (quasi) real-time games. This game for example runs at a whopping 8 ticks/s! It can handle more, as I've tried developing with faster tickrates, I think as high as 24 t/s, but I want to avoid server strain. With enough HTML/CSS/SVG wizardry you can get away with quite a lot. But the most amazing thing was the fact that there was no need to fiddle around with state syncing. Everything just works! I have nothing but praise for it.

Try LiveView if you have the chance!