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PHP games to learn PHP

Hi,

I am learning PHP, but it can be kind of boring. Are there any games where
you use PHP programming to play the game? This way you learn how to use
PHP and it is fun. Does anybody know?
Nick
Jul 17 '05 #1
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Ivo
"Nick Mudge" wrote
I am learning PHP, but it can be kind of boring. Are there any games where
you use PHP programming to play the game? This way you learn how to use
PHP and it is fun. Does anybody know?


Yes. Write something (a game, for example) in PHP. To make it even more
entertaining, you could add a touch of javascript.
Ivo

Jul 17 '05 #2

"Ivo" <no@thank.you> wrote in message
news:40***********************@news.wanadoo.nl...
"Nick Mudge" wrote
I am learning PHP, but it can be kind of boring. Are there any games where you use PHP programming to play the game? This way you learn how to use
PHP and it is fun. Does anybody know?


Yes. Write something (a game, for example) in PHP. To make it even more
entertaining, you could add a touch of javascript.
Ivo


Since all games are input, output and state engines, the PHP bit is limited
to the latter. You get to do the input/output in something else (browsers,
JScript, etc) and practise doing the state engine code in PHP. Something
like an old-style play-by-mail is perfect. Witness something like
http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi for ideas that do that.

Garp
Jul 17 '05 #3
Garp wrote:
"Ivo" <no@thank.you> wrote in message
news:40***********************@news.wanadoo.nl...
"Nick Mudge" wrote
I am learning PHP, but it can be kind of boring. Are there any games
where
you use PHP programming to play the game? This way you learn how to use
PHP and it is fun. Does anybody know?


Yes. Write something (a game, for example) in PHP. To make it even more
entertaining, you could add a touch of javascript.
Ivo

Since all games are input, output and state engines, the PHP bit is limited
to the latter. You get to do the input/output in something else (browsers,
JScript, etc) and practise doing the state engine code in PHP. Something
like an old-style play-by-mail is perfect. Witness something like
http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi for ideas that do that.

Garp


On what way is the PHP limited? Ok, flashy screens are not possible, but
it works quite well for building for example a Formula 1 game or a
football game. See http://www.mikewes.com/footie and
http://www.mikewes.com/formule1 . These are two games I designed.

Mike

Jul 17 '05 #4

"Mike" <mi********@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
news:40***********************@news.xs4all.nl...
Garp wrote:
"Ivo" <no@thank.you> wrote in message
news:40***********************@news.wanadoo.nl...
"Nick Mudge" wrote

I am learning PHP, but it can be kind of boring. Are there any games


where
you use PHP programming to play the game? This way you learn how to usePHP and it is fun. Does anybody know?

Yes. Write something (a game, for example) in PHP. To make it even more
entertaining, you could add a touch of javascript.
Ivo

Since all games are input, output and state engines, the PHP bit is limited to the latter. You get to do the input/output in something else (browsers, JScript, etc) and practise doing the state engine code in PHP. Something
like an old-style play-by-mail is perfect. Witness something like
http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi for ideas that do that.

Garp


On what way is the PHP limited? Ok, flashy screens are not possible, but
it works quite well for building for example a Formula 1 game or a
football game. See http://www.mikewes.com/footie and
http://www.mikewes.com/formule1 . These are two games I designed.

Mike


I'll take a look, I'm intrigued. 8) (Eek, Dutch...) They're as I predicted,
technology-wise; wish I understood enough to get to know the games
themselves!

I only say "limited" because it's true; I'd like to maybe see a DirectX
engine and threading modules so we can do thick client games in it one day,
but til then, you're a state engine and little else, relying on other
technologies for the whizz (which it's great at tying together). It's not
called "PHP Hypertext Preprocessor" for nothing. But bolt together a
database, some Flash MX and the internet and you've got the makings of
something interesting.

Garp
Jul 17 '05 #5

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