VRMLMazeHunt will be available on the web soon
VRMLMazeHunt is a multiplayer maze game written using VRML, the Virtual Reality Modeling Language, Java, and a CGI script using Perl. This means that its networking protocols will work on ANY machine that has a VRML browser (which can be an AcitveX control or PlugIn) that supports the External Authoring Interface, which many do. This makes VRMLMazeHunt browser independent, as well as platform independent.
What makes VRMLMazeHunt different from most "Doom clones" is that it can be played by any two (or more later) on the internet. Since, it uses VRML, the initizalition is quick because a text file is downloaded with a small Java applet. A minimal amount of information is passed to the other client so that it is not slow even over 28.8 KBps modem.
The networking protocols we developed can be used for more than a game. Because they are designed to be browser and platform independent, this could be extened to a more general server, and other applications like a virtual reality internet chat client.