Posio
Multiplayer geography game with real-time WebSocket gameplay
Posio is a multiplayer geography game where players compete in real time to answer location-based challenges. It combines interactive maps with WebSocket-powered gameplay for fast, synchronous rounds.
Key Features
- Real-time multiplayer gameplay using WebSockets
- Multiple geography-focused game modes (including cities and flags)
- Interactive map UI for guessing and visual feedback
- Geographic features powered by GeoDjango and a spatial database backend
- Simple web UI built with server-rendered pages enhanced by HTMX
Use Cases
- Hosting casual multiplayer geography quizzes for friends or communities
- Classroom or club activities for learning world geography interactively
- Running a self-hosted party game on a local network
Limitations and Considerations
- Requires a Redis instance for Django Channels in production-style setups
- Needs GIS dependencies and a spatial database configuration (commonly SpatiaLite) for GeoDjango features
Posio is a lightweight, fun way to run map-based geography games with modern real-time web tech. It’s well-suited to small groups that want an easy-to-deploy, browser-based multiplayer experience.
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JavaScript
Django
Redis
HTML
Docker
Python
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