The problem Blocs - Virtual Spaces solves

Boring Discord Servers

• Ever since 2020, Events are going online! This calls for a revamp of our event infrastructure as more and more events are held online or hybrid.

• Discord servers are not a good interface for hosting events, they can get overwhelming, un-navigable boring as the size of the event grows.

  • What we're trying to do is we're making a virtual, but an extremely visual representation of an event, A virtual Space for events
  • You can visualize and "live" the event just like offline events.
  • We created a 2D map that mocks the real environment of an event.
  • Some of the key features include:-
    • VIRTUAL ROOMS
      • Rooms for All Webinars
      • Rooms for Minor Events
      • Rooms for Sponsors
      • Rooms for Networking
    • THEMED MAPS
      • All events are different, which calls for the need to be able to build UIs that cater to the needs of the events
      • You can make your own map for your events
    • INTERACTIVE OBJECTS
      • These virtual spaces can have interactive objects, when a user visits these objects they respond with premade templates.
      • Examples:
        • Zoom Bots - create zoom meeting links, instantaneously
        • FAQ Bots - Ask anything about the event!
        • Advertisment Bots
    • EVENT LEVELS
      • Phases of the events can be categorized as game levels
      • Ex: Level 2 == Hacking phase
      • This gives a direct visula cue of whats going on in the event!

Challenges we ran into

• Making a virtual world sounds exciting, but, it's complicated!
• Under the hood this a 2D Realtime Multiplayer RPG Game!
• We faced a lot of challenges while selecting the right Game engine to get the work done.
• Lots of reading the documentation was done.
• Everything had to happen in REALTIME
  • We had to learn about WebSockets and implement complex server-side logic using the same.
• Lastly, choosing a good name was a pain in the B.