Experimenting with creating a multiplayer platformer

You will need Node installed to run the server. I suggest following the instructions for installing Homebrew and Node here: http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/install-node-js-npm-mac

Note that to check if you already have node installed you can run which node, which will do nothing if you do not have it installed, and should display where node is located on your machine if it is installed. The same thing will also work for Homebrew, just run which brew instead.

Once you have node installed, you should clone this repository if you haven't already done so:

git clone git@github.com:lancehalberd/multi-platformer.git

Then move to the new directory and install node packages (this may take a few minutes):

cd multi-platformer
npm install

For anyone who may not know, npm is "Node Package Manager". It comes with node and you can use it to track 3rd party libraries. It reads from a file called package.json which has details about the 3rd party code it should fetch.

Now you should be able to run the server using:

node server

If it works it should say something like:

App listening on PORT 3000

Then you should be able to view the game by visiting http://localhost:3000 in a browser.