Retro Gaming with Docker - Building Cloud-Hosted DOS Games and BBS Platforms

Retro Gaming with Docker - Building Cloud-Hosted DOS Games and BBS Platforms

Explore the innovative use of Docker for reviving and hosting retro gaming experiences in this 30-minute conference talk. Learn how to containerize and deploy legacy DOS games and BBS door games in the cloud, creating online retro gaming servers. Discover the process of building a platform that runs old DOS games in containers and hosting them in the cloud. Gain insights into containerizing BBS systems for cloud deployment, enabling classic door games to be played online. Presented by Blaize Stewart from Wintellect and Patrick Devine from Docker, this session challenges conventional thinking about Docker's applications and inspires creative uses of containerization technology beyond modernizing legacy business applications.