Draft:Multiplayer Piano

Multiplayer Piano, also known informally as MPP, is a website that allows users to share a piano with other users through the internet. It was published by its creator Brandon Lockaby as a Google Chrome Experiment in 2012. Users can communicate through a text-based chat feature and record their performances.

Creation and Development


Multiplayer Piano was created and published by Brandon Lockaby in 2012 and offered a piano which could be played and heard by other users. Later on in development, numerous features were added including a text-based chat box, a synthesizer, a sound selector, the ability to record in MP3 format, and the ability to browse and create new rooms.

The website initially used socket.io to power its multiplayer component before switching to WebSocket.

Squeezie's Visit
In 2017, Multiplayer Piano was featured alongside other Google Chrome Experiments in a YouTube video published by popular French video creator Squeezie, resulting in an influx of French users on the website.

Sale of Multiplayer Piano
On the 24th of October 2020, Brandon Lockaby sold Multiplayer Piano for $6500 USD.

Structure of Rooms
When entering the site, the user is placed in a lobby. Lobbies are limited to 20 players. Once the limit is reached, a new lobby (lobbyN, where N represents the lobby number) will be created and the process repeats as more users join. Users may click on the room list and gain access to public user-owned rooms, which have no player limit. Users can also choose to make a private room, which makes it hidden from the public and creates a one in a trillion chance that someone will join your same private room.

Community
Multiplayer Piano is home to a sizable community with some involved in making bots for the website.

External link

 * https://multiplayerpiano.com/