I wouldnt call it a game.

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#1

Hey guys. I wanted to show off my latest project.

Its basically a 1 on 1 webcam chat chat roullette clone. Sux with java 6_20 as its gonna be scarry for people with that security popup at the start. I still have a bit of a way to go. but it works considerably well. So far its been a fun project

[url=http://www.have2chat.net]www.have2chat.net

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You dont need to make an account, currently I have a temp one: username: blah password: blah

Id really appreciate feedback (design, performance, bugs).

unlikely your gonna get a real chat going, as there is nobody using it :stuck_out_tongue: but you should at least be able to test your webcam through it

#2

Also:

I havnt tested it on linux.

It doesnt work on solaris.

works fine on Mac

requires a plugin for windows (should be a popup)
no longer requires a plugin

#3

ok, it needs to state clearly for those who do not know what it is:

this is a 1 to 1 camera conversation lobby … or something

because i login, and dont know what to expect, dont bother reading all of the first page text just click in, and then have a screen with a black block and this and that on the sides.

1: make sure the user understands the need for a camera
2: remove all extraneous stuff like “have to chat bcsyhavt”, if you want ad slogans they should be clearly not part of the gui
3: center the camera zone i reckon, why leave it to the sideline
4: add a feature that allows you to record a greeting message, cache it in the users computer, have it ready to link to any new user : so if you have small amount of users people can preview their choice of conversation

#4

yeah ill take a photo of my webcam and place into an image on the front page

i thought it was sorta neat :frowning: Ill see if other people dont like it

I need to make room for the text area, in case of no microphone support.

I had an earlier version that uploaded an image to my webserver. I might use the profile avatar, as a welcome screen. When you enter a chat there is a dialog with the other users current score in a popup. i might include a little text signature for each user.

#5

Just added as an application on facebook:http://apps.facebook.com/havetochat/

#6

If anyone has a webcam on linux, could you please test out my site to check if the webcam is detected in java.

#7

@bobjob

It’s detecting the webcam on my netbook. OS: Ubuntu 10.4 NBR

Screenshot attached.

#8

awesome!
thanx woogley, appreciate it.

#9

On facebook I click dive in and nothing happens. I dunno if it’s not working or if no one is on.

#10

sadly no one is on. Ill start advertising soon using google adsense, hopefully the site pics up.

#11

That screenspace hijacking CAPTCHA is massive turn off for me.

#12

Well I sent it to 40 of my friends. so hopefully that’ll help.

#13

thanx cyan (just hope it doesnt blow up there computers and cause shrapnel to fly into their eyes).

Really? I find it looks alot better than forcing a smaller square such as 640x480 (like on the facebook version).
Do you have any ideas for a better layout?

#14

Just make it dynamic, so that it appears when you filled the username. I’d even go as far as to reduce the height of the bottom bar to something like 30-40px, to that people can choose not to use it. Most web-designers wouldn’t want their layout to be ‘infected’ with a big 200px light blue box. (or any other color, for that matter)

#15

That old Gui look(buttons) scares me away. It just makes it look like its from the 90’s.
Maybe this will help: http://www.taranfx.com/best-java-swing-look-and-feel-themes-professional-casual-top-10

I used black mac widgets for one project: http://code.google.com/p/macwidgets/

Logo might need improving too.

Seems when registering it keeps saying my username or password is invalid. But what’s invalid about it?

Edit: Seems it was my password.

#16

Ill need to spend a bit more time learning on web design before attempting that.
I used to have the video after the login screen before the java update destroyed mixed code signing.
If I make it dynamic, ill probably make a non-applet login screen instead (as to avoid a early certificate popup),

added a different look and feel on windows (java 1.5 and 1.6 only)

I really dont know what would be a good logo, I was thinking maybe a coffee cup, just like the facebook app icon.

I also need to add a reset password + delete account buttons.

#17

[quote]added a different look and feel on windows (java 1.5 and 1.6 only)
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Much better.

#18

Can someone who uses linux please test this again. I have made alot of changes to make Windows and Mac smoother, but im worried that I broke the capture system order on linux. :-\

thanx in advance.

#19

Fixed a huge bug with Mozilla 4.

Just so everyone knows, Mozilla4 creates 2 instances of an applet, if you use a seperate virtual machine for each applet, when accessing a page using the address bar, while the address bar is active.

you can work around this by running the applet in a iframe.

edit: I noticed this on windows7

#20

What do you mean “when accessing a page using the address bar, while the address bar is active.”?

Also, remember the code for putting java applets on facebook? ;D