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Show HN: Come play games with me live on stream (wimble.io)
3 points by groundpepper 1741 days ago
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You're offline :( Looks cool, can you explain a bit more about this project? Is this a streaming interface that you've built yourself?
Hi!

Sorry, yes this is an interface I quickly put together myself using Agora's APIs. I was live for a few hours after posting yesterday. I'm surprised to come back and see the post has some upvotes/interest, so I'll go live again for a while in case anyone sees this.

This is kind of an experiment. Advancements in near-zero latency WebRTC broadcasting mixed with good old iframes have made possible a streaming environment where streamers and viewers can play third party games together without leaving the platform.

This works well with multiplayer games that require no sign up and can have private lobbies shared via a URL. The options now are limited, but it's easy to imagine a future where such games are built with the platform in mind. Games could support the platform's usernames, streamer/viewer distinctions, etc.

Let me know if you have any questions, and I hope you join me for a bit!

Very cool. Congrats on building something and then getting it out into the “ether”! No small feat.

Keep up the good work :)