Chewbacca Project by: The Pain is Terrible

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Chewbacca Projectby The Pain is Terrible

• Christian Heinzmann (ch44)
• Ali Imran (ai32)
• Robin McKenzie (rmm27)
• Mark Nevenglosky (mnev)
• Ilya Ostrovsky (io24)
• David Smith (dms33)

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What is it?

• Online Community
• Comparison with The Sims
• Major concepts
• Rooms
• Items
• Points

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Possible Uses

• Peer to peer
• File sharing
• Journal
• Entertainment
• Games
• Whatever you make of it

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Structure of Presentation

• We will talk about the concepts
• Points, Items, Room
• As well as structural components
• Client, server, Database

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Points

• Currency
• Can give away points to another user
• Can buy items at stores
• Earning Points
• Allowance
• Games

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Using Points

• Purchase items in stores
• Furniture
• Decorations
• Active items
• Slot Machines
• Photo Albums

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Passive Items

• Decoration
• Relatively Cheap
• Examples
• Couch
• Painting
• Bookshelf
• Antique Victorian Parlor Table

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Active Items

• Beyond Decoration
• Not Cheap
• Using Active Items
• Examples
• Slot Machine
• Blackjack

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Future of Active Items

• Plugin System
• More Versatile
• Easier to Develop
• Possible Plugins
• Radio (Streaming Music)
• Filing Cabinet (File Sharing)

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Server Overview

• Networking
• Client login
• Sending Items
• Database

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Database Overview

• MySQL Database
• Runs on Server
• Server allowed to Add, Delete, Modify

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Database Overview

• Users
• Items
• Rooms
• Security

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Database User Table
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Database Item Table
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Database Room Table
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Database Overview

• User_to_Item
• User_to_Room
• Item_to_Room

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Database Overview

• Friends list
• Security Levels for each Friend

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Database Overview

• Constantly growing and changing
• Can easily add new items, users, and rooms
• Can easily expand for future
• Ability to interact with multiple servers

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Quick GUI Prototype

• Win32/X11
• Transistion Layer
• Quick run through of our GUI

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Conclusion

• Goals
• Use talents of diverse group
• Create something unique and useful
• Questions?