Duration 1 days

Objectives
Macromedia's Multi-user Server software is a surprisingly simple yet effective solution for building web-based multi-user games, chat-rooms and other solutions. At the end of this course, you will have a solid grasp of the underlying concepts and the technical configuration required for a multi-user server. You will learn how to set up and administer your own Multi-User Server on a local machine, on a local area network and on a remote server. Finally you will build a simple chat-room application and a multi-user game in shockwave.

Requirements
Good working knowledge of the director interface, timeline and behaviours. Lingo an advantage but not necessary for the course. Some knowledge of web servers helpful.


Course Outline

What is Director Multi-User server
• Multi-user concepts
• Connections available
• Licensing

Setting up Multi-User Server
• Starting the connection
• Server Parameters
• Multiuser.cfg file
• DatabaseObjects Xtra
• IP Address
• Server Port

Project: A Chatroom
• About Chatrooms
• Designing an Interface in Director
• Creating a Connect Button
• Creating a Disconnect Button
• Chat Input field
• Speficying a Chat Group Name
• Chat Output Field
• Speficying a Chat Room Greeting
• Group Member Field

Testing the Chatroom
• Testing on a local area network
• Using Personal Web Server to test
• Publishing and Testing on a remote web server

Project: A simple Multi-user Game
• The chase and destroy game