Need advice how to approach project?

[Guest]

Hello All!

I'm getting ready to build an application in vb.net. It's a game the will
will have a countdown clock, keep track of points and user inputs. One game
that will be played by the same people. It will be hooked up on a private
network, possible up to 100 workstations, connected to a SQL server for the
database, and another server that will control when to start games, stop
games, start and stop the timeclock, etc.
So my question is, what would be the best way to build this. Should I use
asp.net and treat as a web application, or would I use web services? This
won't be on the web, and I don't want to use IE as my client application,
unless I can make the browser look like just a window with my game in it. No
title bar or anything like that.

I'm in new territiory here, so any help or suggestions. Any books or
articles I can read to get a better understanding of what I'm getting into
would be great!

TIA!!!

Rudy

 

[Brian]

have you ever looked here...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/gamedevelopment/default.aspx

 

[Guest]

Hi Brian!

Thnks for the link, I have looked into that. I guess I'm more interested at
this point in the client/server methods I could use. The game is designed for
one user, I would like to expand it into a client/server application.

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Hello all!

So I found the right path, .Net remoting is the way I think I need to go.
Any good books out there on the subject?

Thanks!!!

Rudy

 

[Nick Malik [Microsoft]]

Excellent book on remoting:

Advanced .Net Remoting by Ingo Rammer

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