PolyPong

A network game using Java:RMI

Developed by Peter Hanely for CSc85, fall 1999

The Game:
Inspired by the classic vidio game of PONG, this program adapts the
game for network play with up to 8 players.  Initial serv goes to
the first host.  later serves go to whoever was the last to
successfully field the ball before a miss.  A score of the number
of players goes to this same person.

The Game Field:
The game field is divided into several parts:

The field proper is a circular area divided into sectors for each
player.  Moving the mouse about the field will move the paddle to
intercept the ball.

To the right are several buttons:
- Connect: connects to a game host named in the input field(below)
- Host Login: Become a host for others to log in.  Requires
  rmiregistry to be installed on your system.
- Serve (or --): When "Serve", allows you to serve the ball to begin
  a round.
- Help: Show this.
- Exit.

Below are 7 text display fields followed by an input field.  These
allow you to chat with other players.  The input field also specifies
the host for logging in to a game.