GameDex: Ultimate Game Backlogger, betatesters needed

elkatas

Hi,

As some of you guys might know, I have been working on free, web based game backlogger for some time. Now application is so close to working version, that I'm starting to search for betatesters, who could poke around application, search for bugs and give general feedback. So is anyone interested help me out? Thej3w has promised to host it, and as I said, it is going to be completely free when it is ready.

FEATURES
* PHP-application
* Uses MySQL as a database engine
* Multiple users.
* User profiles. Possibility to save avatars, email addresses, other messaging stuff like AIM, MSN, Yahoo and IRC handles.
* Users can add games to their collections.
* In addition of having normal data about game, you can tell is game completed, how far you are in the mainquest and give general comment about game.
* Each game can have multiple personal goals. These are intended to keep track for your progress.
* Users can browse each others collections.
* Users can set their collections to private, so others can't browse them.
* User can set himself "Battle Plan" where you designate in which order you are going through your backlog.
* Possibility to import games to database from TXT or CVS file

IMAGES
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SirUltimos

I'm up for helping out, sure.

Darmak

Yeah, I'm down too. Sounds interesting.

Flo

I'm game. (sorry for the pun.) My backlog is pretty huge.

ArcticXC

Wake up on IRC.

revolve wants to sex you.

elkatas

Added images. As you can see, I pretty much suck when it comes to graphical design.

Wezoin

In.

Variable

i'd try it out. seems good as a catalog-er as well.

AlphaTwo

I'm in.

Question: Any plans to tie this out to some sort of web output, either BBCode or god forbid HTML? I'm trying to build one of those from scratch, but if you guys are close to finish, then I might as well be lazy.

Raere

Sign me up, Scotty.

Sorenson

Eh, why not - Count me in.

FenixOne

I am very down for this. My backlog needs all the help it can get.

elkatas

I think that we have enough betatesters. This is quite small application after all and consisted from only about 15 different forms. But what worries me most is that I haven't heard anything about thej3w yet. Has anyone seen him around?

elkatas

AlphaTwo wrote: »

Question: Any plans to tie this out to some sort of web output, either BBCode or god forbid HTML?

Nope. Doing BBCode would require far more time than I'm currently ready to invest into this. HTML tags are converted into webchars to prevent JavaScript attacks*.

* JavaScript attack = You put external Javascript files HTML refer code into input field that isn't filtered in any way. Now when user comes to page that outputs your saved text, he also automatically runs javascript code that you did set up. Usually this is used either to dump user's cookies contents into attackers log or to activate pop-up window that has "interesting" webpage (i.e. Goatse).

elkatas

Hi,

It seems like theJ3w isn't around, so ArcticFox is going to host beta. It should be up tomorrow, so stay tuned.

AlphaTwo

elkatas wrote: »

AlphaTwo wrote: »

Question: Any plans to tie this out to some sort of web output, either BBCode or god forbid HTML?

Nope. Doing BBCode would require far more time than I'm currently ready to invest into this. HTML tags are converted into webchars to prevent JavaScript attacks*.

* JavaScript attack = You put external Javascript files HTML refer code into input field that isn't filtered in any way. Now when user comes to page that outputs your saved text, he also automatically runs javascript code that you did set up. Usually this is used either to dump user's cookies contents into attackers log or to activate pop-up window that has "interesting" webpage (i.e. Goatse).

I think you kind of misunderstood me. From what you are describing, it's a website service that allows you to update and track info, and allow other to see it on the website.

What I've been looking for is something that takes such data (games played, progress), and output it in HTML format on my own website or stuff. It would be as simple as grabbing the output that you use on your database, and instead of the typical displayPage stuff, you would parse it with basic HTML stuff.

elkatas

AlphaTwo wrote: »

What I've been looking for is something that takes such data (games played, progress), and output it in HTML format on my own website or stuff. It would be as simple as grabbing the output that you use on your database, and instead of the typical displayPage stuff, you would parse it with basic HTML stuff.

Hmh, I haven't tried anything like that before, but I will put it under work. I'm also working on PDF report system.

Boomer

I'm down for testing. It'll give me something to do while at work.

rathstar

This is an app I've been looking for, so I'm in for sure. I have php/mysql skillz, too, just in case.

Lemmy

I'm willing to give this a test, I've been needing something like this for a while.
Cheers

elkatas

I'm currently having severe case of stomach flu, so release will be pushed for at least two days. Sorry.

elkatas

Well, here is current situation. ArcticCX promised host GameDex, and we tried to install program today. Unfortunately, it looks like ArcticCX's server doesn't (and can't) have support for MySQLi library. We try to fiddle things more tomorrow, but I'm already searching for someone who could host GameDex in case we can't get ArcticCX's MySQLi to work.

AlphaTwo

What's the status on this?