Gaming
Articles about multiplayer game development, from player state sync to social features like chat.
GamingMar 7, 2017
Building a Multiplayer Hangman Game for iOS in Swift
How to build a multiplayer hangman game for iOS using Swift and PubNub BLOCKS.
Michael Carroll
GamingJun 22, 2015
Syncing State: Building a Basic JavaScript Multiplayer Game
How to build a basic JavaScript multiplayer game, where user moves are synced in real time as the player makes a move.
Michael Carroll
GamingJun 17, 2015
Turn Your Phone into a Motion Controller with Polymer | PubNub
How to turn your phone into a motion controller to control actions in real time to interact with a web browser game. It's a DIY Nintendo Wii!
Michael Carroll
GamingJan 13, 2015
In-Game Notifications for Multiplayer Games
This blog post/tutorial features Rect Rangle is a browser-based game using HTML5 and JavaScript, that uses PubNub for in-game notifications.
Developer Relations Team
GamingNov 12, 2014
Building a Browser-based Game w/ a Phone Controller
This tutorial shows you how to build a second screen game in a web browser with JavaScript that uses a phone controller.
Michael Carroll
GamingSep 10, 2014
4 Real-time Elements Every Multiplayer Game Dev Needs
This blog has 4 real-time elements that every multiplayer game dev needs including player position, lockstep, in-game chat, matchmaking & real-time stats
Michael Carroll
GamingSep 4, 2014
DIY Minecraft: Multiplayer Voxeljs with PubNub | PubNub
Tutorial and live demo on building a DIY multiplayer Minecraft with PubNub and Voxeljs. It's multiplayer Voxeljs!
Michael Carroll
GamingSep 2, 2014
Members Only! JS Private Chat API + Access Control
This tutorial shows you how to use our private chat API to build private chat and insure security in your chat application with Access Manager
Michael Carroll
GamingAug 27, 2014
Creating Private Chat Requests with Popup Alerts
This blog post walks you through how to spawn a private chat request with an alert popup to connect users to a private chat.