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Re:Show HN: Play games together on a big screen using your s... by SimeVidas on Thursday November 26, 2015 @07:21PM (#10635297)
Why the Android app? This could have been done with web tech, which would have made it work on any touch device.
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Re:Show HN: Play games together on a big screen using your s... by random_rr on Thursday November 26, 2015 @08:53PM (#10635481)
Maybe they work with Androids or enjoy coding for Androids or don't know how to do it on the web or any one of a myriad of reasons?

This isn't a very relevant or constructive comment. It's just saying "why didn't you build something completely different," which, I think, is sort of condescending/non-productive.

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Re:Show HN: Play games together on a big screen using your s... by SimeVidas on Thursday November 26, 2015 @10:19PM (#10635683)
It’s your own comment that’s not relevant or constructive. I’ve made a valid point.
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Re:Show HN: Play games together on a big screen using your s... by reustle on Thursday November 26, 2015 @11:21PM (#10635838)
I've built something like this with web tech before [1]. Unless your commands are going to the internet, and not through something like bluetooth or wifi, you need to do it with native.

[1] https://github.com/reustle/meteorgame

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Re:Show HN: Play games together on a big screen using your s... by throwaway_ghj on Thursday November 26, 2015 @08:14PM (#10635419)
Yeah but then you'd have to maintain some software built on web tech.
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