Tag | Devpost

Inspiration

We missed playing tag with our friends like we always do in college.

What it does

Players can tag one another in a game of tag.

How we built it

We built it using the SFML Library in C++ and the UDP server was made in Node.JS.

Challenges we ran into

We have trouble reducing the latency of the interaction. Showcase of problem and SERVER!: https://youtu.be/hhRObNoEPh4

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We were able to create a UDP server that was able to talk to our client the player. We were also able to create player movement and collisions. We also got the font working which took an hour.

What we learned

We learned about threads, UDP, netmasks, broadcast addresses, SFML framework, and working in a group.

What's next for Tag

The game will have a countdown timer and who ever is tagged after 60 seconds is done will lose the game. The person tagged will also get a speed boost and have rainbow colors!

Built With

Submitted to

Cutie Hack 2020: Stay At Home

Created by

I worked on setting up the menu for the game itself and gave a few pointers when helping design the actual tag game. I was able to design the general layout of the menu, and coded the class to implement the menu in the window. It was really interesting learning in this new type of environment and collaborating with others.

Kaushik Korlapati
I worked on creating the multiplayer server using Node.js UDP server. I also worked on creating the client side interaction with the UDP server that updated all other players that were connected to the same server. I learned more about UDP servers by doing this.

Nabil Khalil
I worked on the implementing the Player. This includes the logic behind drawing, moving, collision, etc. I also combined together the menu code that my teammates worked on with the Player class that I worked on. I learned a lot about how to work with others on a project and enjoyed collaborating with them.

Siddharth Sondhi
I implemented a timer using SFML for the Match class, which was then reused in the Player class. I also worked on setting up the Menu class to create a functional menu that receives input from arrow keys on the user's keyboard. I learned a lot about collaboration with peers and creating an object oriented project from scratch.

SrijanPagadala