Block Break VR

A multiplayer WebVR game where each side builds and defends their stronghold from the opposing team.

View Demo (Single-player only)

Objective

Aim the cursor and click to place a block, jump and shoot your way to victory! Build and defend your fort while trying to destroy the opposing teams shiny relic.

Controls

• Spacebar - Jump
• CTRL - Shoot

Known Issues

• Blocks can only be placed on / destroyed from the top and 2 of the facing sides.
• Sounds events do not sync over the network
• Network activity can be laggy when firing projectiles
• Current demo is single-player only

TODO

• Sync sound events over network
• Trigger local physics for animations in response to network events (e.g. block destruction)
• Provision multiplayer demo server
• Add scoring and rounds
• Add team colours
• Add new player model
• Test block placing using HTC Vive / Oculus controllers
• Add locomotion support for Google Cardboard / Mobile devices
• Add support for block placing using GearVR / Daydream controllers

Credits

• Sound effects: timgormly, onikage22, MusicLegends, Cyril Laurier
• Music: Stray Fibers
• Lead Programmer: Michael Andrew
• Programmers: Ben Sharp
• 3D Modelling: Manuel Hernandez

Also a special thanks to everyone from the A-Frame community who contributed components to this project!

Installation

• Run the following from the project root:

npm install

Developers

Notes

• After pulling from the repository whe a new package has been added, be sure to run npm install or the _build/index.js.map won't compile correctly. Check inside that file for errors.

Development Mode

• Run the following to start the development server:

  npm start
  

  Open your browser to http://localhost:8080 to view the project.

Production Mode

• Run the following to start the server in production mode so you can access the server via your IP address

  npm run prod
  

  Open your browser to http://YOUR_IP:8080 to view the project.

Updating GitHub Pages

• Run the following to update GitHub pages with a static build based on the current local branch:

  npm run ghpages