Q: Is it possible to create multi user application in Squeak
Etoys?
Bert Freudenberg
bert at freudenbergs.de
Wed Apr 25 12:56:11 UTC 2007
On Apr 25, 2007, at 12:58 , Akis wrote:
> Hello!
> My name is Akis and I am from Greece.
>
> I am quite new in Squeak and Etoys programming.
> Maybe you have been asked about this before or you may find it
> stupid but how can I create multi-user apps with Etoys?
> I was asked by a professor in my university if that is possible and
> I couldn't answer.
> By multi-user apps I mean apps that can be used in education, in olpc.
> For example an application that two or more children with their
> laptop can use together in a educational scenario through LAN.
> I want for both them to be able to change the data and to view the
> results, to be able to talk to each other and exchange ideas etc.
There certainly will be a way to collaborate using etoys. There are
several options, including Nebraska, the newer Wysiwiki work, etc.
but we have not yet decided on which way to pursue further.
> Please give me some hints on where to look for this
You should start here
http://etoys.laptop.org/
and join the olpc etoys mailing list.
> Ps. I found out about croquet enviroment. Is this the answer? Can
> it be used in OLPC
Possibly - but only in 2D because there is no 3D acceleration on the XO.
- Bert -
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