Is it feasible to build a website for player profiles and a game?
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GamerGuru99
Hey everyone! I'm a game developer with an idea that's been on my mind, and I'd love your thoughts on the feasibility of it. I'm envisioning a website where users can sign in and access their own profile pages—think along the lines of Facebook or MySpace, but without all the bells and whistles like news feeds or media uploads.
The key feature would be a web-based game that automatically starts on their profile page—a simple character creator where users can customize their character's appearance, such as clothing and body types, much like a typical RPG character creator.
The goal is for the characters created on this site to be usable in my future games. I already have mechanisms in place for storing and retrieving data, as it mainly involves arrays, so that part should be straightforward.
However, I'm a bit rusty on web development—I took a basic course a decade ago, but I still need guidance on creating a site where users can manage their profiles. I did some research and found that WordPress might have relevant capabilities, but I'm not completely sure.
Can anyone suggest resources or learning paths to help me develop a website like this? I can handle the game development side, but I need help with the web part!
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If you know your way around game development, you can definitely pull this off! Just a heads up, though: steer clear of using WordPress for this project. Instead, I recommend using Laravel along with one of its authentication kits. You might want to check out tutorials on building a character creation editor using canvas and JavaScript, then save the data in a model and set up a JSON API endpoint for your game to interact with it.
DevDabbler34: Got it, Laravel sounds promising! Should I really run the character creator directly on the site instead of building it as a separate web app? That seems more manageable for just a character creator.
GameDevFan76: You might find some older flash dress-up game tutorials helpful instead of relying solely on AI-generated stuff!
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Check out The Odin Project! It's a great resource where you can navigate through different sections and find what you need without starting from scratch. You'll definitely need a backend for your website, so pay attention to that part!
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CuriousMind84: Wow, we've reached the stage where users are sharing AI-generated codes. So wild!