'NET Terrarium Peer to Peer Computing in Action

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.NET Terrarium Peer to Peer Computing in Action
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.Net Terrarium

• P2P Sample Application (Game)
• Built on .NET
• Very Addictive!

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Agenda

• Game Description
• Architecture

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Terrarium Creatures
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Creature Attributes
Basic Ability Attributes

• Maximum Energy
• Eating Speed
• Attack Damage
• Defend Damage

• Maximum Speed
• Camouflage
• Eyesight

Other Attributes

• Carnivore
• Mature Size

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Write Code

• Look
• Move
• Attack

• Defend
• Eat
• Reproduce

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Introducing the Creature

• Introduce your assembly
• Hosted securely
• 10 initially born

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The Ecosystem
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Terrarium Client
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Agenda

• Game Description
• Architecture

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Architecture
Animation
Peer To Peer
Hosting
Web Server
.NET App Updater
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Animation
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• DirectX
• 20 frames a second
• Managed Code Performance

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Peer To Peer

• Central Master Server for Discovery
• XML Web Service for registration with central
  server
• Peer contact list
• Teleporter initiates transfer of creatures
  between peers
• Query receiving peer
• Send the creature assembly and state object

Animation
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.NET App Updater
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.NET App Updater
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• Install once
• Automatic updates

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Web Server
Animation

• Ecosystem Wide Reporting
• Peers gather information about their environment
• Environment information is sent to the master
  server

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Terrarium In Curriculum

• Object Oriented Programming
• Artificial Intelligence
• High School CS/AP CS

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Questions