MillionaireGame

CS494 - Internetworking Protocols | Ho Chi Minh University of Science - VNU.

Fall 2020 Course

PROJECT #1: An online multi-player game based on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" TV Show

Author:

• 1751064 - Nguyen Hoang Gia
• 1751063 - Pham Bao Duy

Prerequisite

• Java SE 15 environment. Recommended: macOS, Windows 10 with Java SE 15 installed.
• Download or clone the project.
• Change directory to ./Release.

How to play

You will need Java SE 15, download at https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html.

Method 1: Running directly from .JAR files

As guaranteed, we want this application to be portable, simple and easy to use. So just simply double-click to run the MillionaireGame.jar file located in the /Server folder for the server, or in the /Client for Client(s).

If you cannot run multiple Client programs, you can try duplicating the .jar file and run it.

Method 2: Running from command-line or terminal

Change dir to the ./Server directory for the server program, or ./Client directory for client(s).

cd <Path-To-Directory>

Run MillionaireGame.jar by the command

java -jar MillionaireGame.jar

To run multiple Client programs, you need multiple Command-line tools or Terminals.

In this method, you can watch the system output in order if it has any errors. We also print the correct answer on Server whenever the question is generated (as a backdoor).

MillionaireGame features and techniques

Features

• “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” is a multi-players game suitable for everyone to play with their friends (2 - 10 player). It can be installed on any Desktop and Laptop platforms that support “Java Platform, Standard Edition” version 15. It is funny and easy to play.
• Questions and answers
  • A dataset that has thousands of questions.
  • Provides knowledge in many fields.
  • Diverse questions.
  • Randomly picked when the game started.
• Host can manipulate players
  • Host has many privileges that can control the gameplay or “taking the game hostage”.
  • Host can decide whenever to check players’ answers.
• Countdown time
  • Players must answer the question in a limited time to be qualified.
  • He/she will be disqualified when the time is running out.
• Competition
  • 2 - 10 players compete against each other to find the Winner(s).

Technique

• Socket
• ServerSocket
• InputBuffer
• SQLiteDatabase
• Cursor
• CountdownTimer
• GradientShape
• Animation
• PopupWindow
• ConstraintLayout
• Cardview
• LayoutInflater
• database

Screenshots