I am looking for some cross platform game development frameworks. The game i am focusing on wouldn’t require high-end platform dependent resources. Just a simple card game. I believe HTML5 platform would work fine but I am not sure which one.
Secondly, I want to implement multi-player functionality in the game. There are 2 things which i am not sure about
- If i want to allow four friends to play one game, how should I do it? Does mobile platform has something like LAN or some other inter-connectivity options?
- I want to give online multi-player options as well. Is there any server/framework which provides such functionality?
P.S:
This is my first ever project on any mobile app. Corona is good but it isn’t free.
EDIT:
I am looking for some Free framework.
If it’s a mobile app, try Corona SDK. You can use it to make games (or apps) for iOS, Android, and I think NOOK and Kindle Fire. It’s also very easy to learn. I started using it when I was twelve, and I learned it in an hour. A simple card game could be done in less than a few hours.
As for multiplayer, you could use AutoLAN (http://developer.coronalabs.com/code/autolan or http://www.mydevelopersgames.com/AutoLAN/) for both local and online multiplayer, though I’ve never tried it. It used to be something like $20 but now it’s free.