Aside from announcing its new collaboration platform Google Wave today, Google has also introduced a set of real-time gadget APIs. These APIs allow Google gadgets hosted in different users' browsers to communicate with each other.
Google's overview of the APIs says:The obvious application of these APIs is 1:1 gaming -- at its most basic a Tic-Tac-Toe game between two users. However there are many other more complex (and arguably -- depending on your thoughts about games -- more interesting) scenarios that these APIs enable; for instance, a chat application that translates text as participants type it, or a shared whiteboard, or an application that lets a couple choose the best flight for their upcoming vacation.
Google Shares the following examples of applications utilizing the real-time APIs:
- Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Chess
- Interpreter
Moishe Lettvin, who points out that these APIs were discussed on Open Social a while back. Documentation for the APIs can be found discussion group set up, where Google is encouraging feedback.
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