A text based Facebook game in ASP.NET MVC

Question

Hi All,

We have got a project in its very early stage where we need to build a text based game for Facebook. The platforms and technologies have not yet been finalized but here is what we think we will be doing. Just wanted to ask for your opinion if that is the best way to go.

We are thinking to build the game in ASP.NET MVC using Facebook Developer Toolkit. At first we thought that Flash should be used as the front end but then Flash is only going to make it more complex where all we want are the text only capabilities.

We have expertise in .Net based technologies and feel more comfortable going down that path but a PHP resource can also be hired if that is the best way to go. What do you foresee the problems we can face if we decide to use ASP.NET MVC instead of PHP?

Answer 1

Depending on the complexity of the project it's probably a matter of preference. One thing to watch out for is that the only officially official client library for Facebook is the PHP one.

You will want to be watchful about changes Facebook may make to their platform (and be sure your client library is updated as Facebook evolves).

With ASP.net you should be fine for the foreseeable future though since Facebook and Microsoft appear to have partnered to develop it.

And also be aware that if you are seeking help on Facebook-dev-related forums that in general the language of choice has been PHP; so there are a lot less resources to help with the other client libraries.