Brief

Replit is hosting its second annual game jam, Kajam 2022, from June 25th to July 2nd. Participants can register on the official Kajam site and have seven days to develop and submit their games. The event features a prize pool exceeding $35,000 across seven categories, with winners announced live on July 9th. Replit also provides resources, including tutorials and templates for the Kaboom.js game development library, to assist participants. AI

This tutorial demonstrates how to create a multiplayer game using the Kaboom.js JavaScript library within the Replit in-browser IDE. It leverages Heroic Labs' Nakama, an open-source game server, to manage user sessions and real-time communication between players. The guide covers setting up the Nakama server via Docker and integrating it with the Replit environment to enable features like match creation and player updates. AI