● 04.08.23

Gemini version available ♊︎

●● Playing Games in Gemini: The Story of SpellBinding and More

Posted in Protocol at 9:51 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Video download link | md5sum 8d196c2e2e88e279fc4334d75dd299bbSpellBinding in Gemini Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0

http://techrights.org/videos/spellbinding.webm

Summary: A puzzle/game called SpellBinding has been going on for years at Geminispace and today we take a closer (but quick) look at it

Games aren't a new thing in Geminispace and we already covered some examples in the past, except we probably neglected to mention SpellBinding, which has daily riddles (this is today’s).

“It’s how the Web used to be. Back when it was safe (secure) to use…”

In spite of its growth, many still ‘bash’ Gemini because it does not do JavaScript and cannot impose layouts (“styles”) on visitors, instead allowing them to choose their own. In Gemini it is possible to implement and run programs, games etc. A lot of the heavy lifting is done at the server side, not the client side. This is a good thing. It’s how the Web used to be. Back when it was safe (secure) to use…

The above video shows a number of other Gemini pages from today, aside from our own. There may be millions of Gemini pages out there already. It’s difficult to keep count. The developer of the client used above is back to working on it. Gemini has maintained growth momentum so far this year. █

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