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Show HN: Touch Tone Tanks, a phone controlled game built with Canvas and Node.js

28 points by DTrejo 16y ago

DTrejo 16y ago
Hey HN, My friends and I made this the other day. It is 100% javascript using node.js and canvas. When you call in, you connect to Twilio's server, which does a request to our server, which then sends a message down to the browser using socket.io, and then your tanks shoots. That means your signal is going from your phone, to the cell tower, INTO SPACE, back down to california, and then travels over the internet to reach you at your computer. The latency should be less than 1s, which is pretty impressive considering how far the signal travels. I hope you guys enjoy, make sure to have a friend play with you. Also, it uses an 888 number so it should be toll free :) Cheers, David, Paul, and Justin
- stanleydrew 16y ago
  Great work guys. I love playing this game. But I am a little biased...
- sebkomianos 16y ago
  I'd love to have a try but I am unable to figure out how to call from the UK.
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  - Shamiq 16y ago
    http://www.ehow.com/how_18159_call-united-states.html http://www.ehow.com/how_18159_call-united-states.html Dial 00. Dial 1. 888-whatevertherestis
  - gojomo 16y ago
    Toll-free numbers often don't accept international calls. Perhaps TouchToneTanks can provide a normal number as well?
- gojomo 16y ago
  Does the 888 number cost you a lot? Or have we reached the point where so many callers are on mobiles, and mobile operators are happy to charge for minutes, that toll-free numbers cost little/nothing on receiving side?
frankdenbow 16y ago
Awesome, one of my fav Twilio apps. Great job guys!
BoppreH 16y ago
Loved the presentation. When I saw the team, the first thought I had was "oh god, this is going to be awkward". I'm happy to be wrong. A few questions: - how do you know your character? I see there are letters on them, but how is this related to the phone number? - what is the process to show a room over a projector? - what happens if you button-mash?

28 points by DTrejo 16y ago

Hey HN, My friends and I made this the other day. It is 100% javascript using node.js and canvas. When you call in, you connect to Twilio's server, which does a request to our server, which then sends a message down to the browser using socket.io, and then your tanks shoots. That means your signal is going from your phone, to the cell tower, INTO SPACE, back down to california, and then travels over the internet to reach you at your computer. The latency should be less than 1s, which is pretty impressive considering how far the signal travels. I hope you guys enjoy, make sure to have a friend play with you. Also, it uses an 888 number so it should be toll free :) Cheers, David, Paul, and Justin

stanleydrew 16y ago
Great work guys. I love playing this game. But I am a little biased...
sebkomianos 16y ago
I'd love to have a try but I am unable to figure out how to call from the UK.
- deleted 16y ago
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- Shamiq 16y ago
  http://www.ehow.com/how_18159_call-united-states.html http://www.ehow.com/how_18159_call-united-states.html Dial 00. Dial 1. 888-whatevertherestis
- gojomo 16y ago
  Toll-free numbers often don't accept international calls. Perhaps TouchToneTanks can provide a normal number as well?
gojomo 16y ago
Does the 888 number cost you a lot? Or have we reached the point where so many callers are on mobiles, and mobile operators are happy to charge for minutes, that toll-free numbers cost little/nothing on receiving side?

frankdenbow 16y ago

Awesome, one of my fav Twilio apps. Great job guys!

BoppreH 16y ago

Loved the presentation. When I saw the team, the first thought I had was "oh god, this is going to be awkward". I'm happy to be wrong. A few questions: - how do you know your character? I see there are letters on them, but how is this related to the phone number? - what is the process to show a room over a projector? - what happens if you button-mash?