Jogre
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| JOGRE | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Developed by | Bob Marks |
| Latest release | 0.2.3 |
| Genre | Game Engine |
| Website | http://jogre.sourceforge.net/ |
JOGRE (pronounced Joe-ger) is the acronym for "Java Online Gaming Real-time Engine".
JOGRE is a Java based client/server game engine and API created by Bob Marks. It is used for the easy creation and execution of online real time games.
Multiplayer games programmed so far include Abstrac, Backgammon, Battleships, Camelot, Car Tricks, Checkers, Chess, Chinese Checkers, Connect4, DOTS, Go, Grand Prix Jumping, Hex, Ninety Nine, Octagons, Propinquity, Reversi, Spades, Tetris, Texas Holdem and TicTacToe etc. JOGRE is designed to be an open source equivalent to popular gaming websites such as Yahoo! Games.
It has been used academic institutions, such as universities as part of the course work.[1]. It has also been used in specialized gaming courses [2].
JOGRE is currently in alpha release 0.2.3.
[edit] Gallery
 Main game screen |
 Jogre Battleships |
 Jogre Chess |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Using Open Source Software Contributions in an Internship Program". Laurie Butgereit, Meraka Institute. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Serious Games". Diane Pozefsky, University of North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
 |
This video game software-related article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
