Master DJ

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  the basic UI

Inspiration

To make a truly interesting music game on Facebook Messenger!

What it does

A game, currently only single-player but soon will enable multiplayer mode, that turns your keyboard into a piano and lets you play the best melodies in the world, earn points, and bond with each other through music!

• QWERUIOP keys correspond to the 8 keys in an octet.

How we built it

• Coded in Defold game engine with Lua
• Used Instant Game API to wrap around the game with Javascript and HTML5
• Used Node.js to setup server on Heroku to host the records

Challenges we ran into

• Understanding the SDK
• Linking backend with frontend

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• We actually made a functional game that can be played on Facebook Messenger!

What we learned

• How to code in Lua and use a game engine
• Instant Game is a great way to play with Javascript and HTML

What's next for Master DJ

• Setting up messenger bot to chat with gamers
• Enable duo challenge mode that makes playing more competitive
• Enable multiple instruments other than piano

Built With

• lua
• html5
• javascript