Gamers.Center

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  Look at all the cool games...

Inspiration

I built the original gamers.center (which allows from desktop computers) to easily play older games and to allow my kids to play them without to install and set them up. Then I added the code for running several of the games in VR/AR mode.

What it does

Allows you to play DOS, Scumm, C64 games on Computer or in Meta Quest Headset

How we built it

Used WebXR, Wasm, GameAPI custom javascript frontend and custom javascript backend running on Node/Postgresql code.

Challenges we ran into

Remapping keyboard/joystick controls into VR and remapping standard canvas into WebXR canvas. Size of games, removed data/setup and other files unneeded in the final versions to significantly reduce startup time.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Solid foundation to easily add new games to the system. Currently all c64 games auto-map, and Dos games can individually be mapped into VR.

What we learned

WebXR, Wasm, Gamepad API

What's next for Gamers.Center

Converting more of the existing games for VR use, more emulators, perhaps even a Windows emulator.

Built With

• gameapi
• javascript
• postgresql
• quest
• wasm
• webxr