Firebase QRRooms

This repo provides a sample framework within which you can create multiplayer games. Games run on one device and other users can join the game by scanning a QR code with their own device.

Demos:

Live examples:

demo_users: Basic sample of creating a room and having users join/leave.

demo_words: Word-based word-find game.

demo_action: Action-based collecting-coins game.

To Setup

To host a game yourself or create your own:

• Create a firebase app. https://firebase.google.com/
• Create a real time database.
• Using your firebase credentials, update src/firebaseConfigSample.js, and rename it to src/firebaseConfig.js.
• Update the database rules to those found in src/dbrules.json.
• Turn on firebase auth and anonymous user accounts.

To Run Locally

• Run python -m SimpleHTTPServer in the demo directory of your choice to set up a local server.
• Go to http://localhost:8000/ in your browser.
• Scan the QR code generated with another device to join the demo room.