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by hilaire
Sun Jan 19, 2020 17:55
Forum: Minetest-related projects
Topic: Client for kids programming
Replies: 17
Views: 4963

Re: Client for kids programming

@texmex, @Krock, tanks for the tips they look like valuable information I will use.
by hilaire
Sat Jan 18, 2020 21:02
Forum: Minetest-related projects
Topic: Client for kids programming
Replies: 17
Views: 4963

Re: Client for kids programming

Any tips, even minimal, could be useful. I send to the server the following datagram, built has: - 1 byte: 2 "TOSERVER_INIT" - 1 byte: 28 "SER_FMT_VER_HIGHEST_READ" - 2 bytes: 0 "NETPROTO_COMPRESSION_NONE" - 2 bytes: 37 "CLIENT_PROTOCOL_VERSION_MIN" - 2 bytes:...
by hilaire
Thu Jan 16, 2020 13:30
Forum: Minetest-related projects
Topic: Client for kids programming
Replies: 17
Views: 4963

Re: Client for kids programming

Minetest uses a custom protocol over UDP to do networking. This protocol has a higher level and a level level to it. The lower level deals with channels and reliability, the higher level deals with comands like "set this node" or "move to this position". Hi, I try to figure out ...
by hilaire
Sat Jan 11, 2020 18:57
Forum: Minetest-related projects
Topic: Client for kids programming
Replies: 17
Views: 4963

Re: Client for kids programming

Minetest uses a custom protocol over UDP to do networking. This protocol has a higher level and a level level to it. The lower level deals with channels and reliability, the higher level deals with comands like "set this node" or "move to this position". Thanks for the updates. ...
by hilaire
Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:46
Forum: Minetest-related projects
Topic: Client for kids programming
Replies: 17
Views: 4963

Re: Client for kids programming

Why not take a traditional turtle bot and let it look like a player's avatar? I think that would be way easier. Yes, that's an option. The programming environment may be limited, though. There's no need to fear lua :-) It's just another programming language. The avatar ought to be controlled by a l...
by hilaire
Fri Jan 10, 2020 21:26
Forum: Minetest-related projects
Topic: Client for kids programming
Replies: 17
Views: 4963

Re: Client for kids programming

Hi, Thanks for the pointers to the mods. I did not realize their capabilities, it is impressive. My initial naive thought was a dedicated Pharo based client communicating directly with the Minetest server. It will be used in place of the traditional Minetest cllient. Well a guest should connect to t...
by hilaire
Fri Jan 10, 2020 17:48
Forum: Minetest-related projects
Topic: Client for kids programming
Replies: 17
Views: 4963

Client for kids programming

Hi, This is my first post to Minetest forum, so I hope I am posting at the right place. Correct me if I am wrong. I will briefly present myself for the context. I teach math and ICT in junior high in Geneva. In my free time, I wrote DrGeo, a free interactive geometry and programming environment. As ...