[casual_games] Licensable engines for Club Penguin / Habbo style game

[Chris Cowherd]

Yes, at least the last time I heard Club Penguin uses SmartFox.  Looks like
they just released OpenSpace <http://www.openspace-engine.com/> which
appears to be another alternative.  I wasn't aware that they released it.

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Hal Barwood <hal at finitearts.com> wrote:


> Doesn't Club Penguin use Flash and SmartFox?

>

> Chris Cowherd wrote:

>

>> You might have a look at the Eletrotank Universe Platform <

>> http://www.electro-server.com/> (also at http://www.eupsite.com/) <

>> http://www.eupsite.com/>

>>

>> I can't vouch for it as I haven't used it.  We were in the same boat as

>> you but we needed some significant features that were missing from the

>> options available at the time so we are rolling our own.  Our background is

>> in server side development so its our cup of tea.

>>

>> Chris Cowherd

>> BakedOn Entertainment <http://www.bakedon.com>

>>

>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:39 PM, Matthew Ford <matthew at fordfam.com<mailto:

>> matthew at fordfam.com>> wrote:

>>

>>    Hello,

>>        I am consulting a new company which is keen to make an online game

>>    much like NeoPets, Habbo Hotel, or Club Penguin: a 2D,

>>    low-footprint, preferably in-browser, cartoony online game for kids.

>>    Make an avatar, decorate yourself and your room, chat, play

>>    mini-games, and the like. It will draw from a compelling popular IP.

>>        Though the company is capable of rolling its own solution, I have a

>>    feeling there are good engines / platforms out there which can be

>>    adapted for this purpose and save a lot of work. I had the

>>    impression that Habbo licensed its engine to other companies; I

>>    dimly recall that My-Coke.com did just this. But I may be totally

>>    wrong. The Habbo site does not reveal this option, though perhaps I

>>    need to ski into Sulake's office in person. Road trip! :)

>>        Does anyone have any leads on premade solutions which can be

>>    licensed, adapted, and turned into the kind of game I describe?

>>        Many thanks,

>>    Matthew Ford

>>

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