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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