Hi! I am thinking of making a virtual desk online for prototyping and online testing. Basically, I am thinking of a virtual 2d space where I can write some stuff down and upload and move some images around to play around with a game idea. Something easy to use to brainstorm and test some ideas by myself.
Then, I had a thought that this space could be shared to somebody else and make it possible to playtest together. It could work like an interactive way to showcase a game idea to a friend!
So I attached an image of how it should look like. There is a virtual desk that is shared by everyone, and everyone can write stuff and move stuff around. Then there is a chat on the side to chat. I can use it alone too. The goal would be to be able to playtest a game of chess on it, then add more features like dices and hidden fields for cards in hands (though I am not sure, I don't want to make it too complex).
What do you think of this idea? Any advice/suggestions will be welcome!
My problem with table top simulator or tabletopia is that they look way too complex for the casual stuff I want to do when I am prototyping. They look amazing (especially tabletopia), except that it is too complicated to setup, especially when I want somebody else to check my idea. I am thinking of building something that works in a browser. Oh, maybe some kind of page that can be shared with a link directly, so that it is simple to use (not necessarily binded to an account, more like gdoc).
Ya, I think it will take some time. I started coding little parts here and parts there a while ago. Maybe I will ask some friends for help and hopefully make something out of it.
Hey thanks for the input, Futurist! I will think a little more about this!