Programmer's block

[spudtater]

Next trimester I have to do a group programming project with three other people. It should be manageable. The only thing is, none of us can think of any ideas as to what to program!

I was thinking of some sort of client-server application; a program runs on your computer, which connects over the internet to some server in order to do something. Something like a chat program, although that's been done to death, and the world really doesn't need another one!

Maybe an online version of a board game? Catan's been done pretty thoroughly... maybe something a little more obscure?

Comments

[digitalraven]

If you can get away with J2ME, how about a client-server app from the phone? Either something using localisation or something that's traditionally phone-browser based but sucks that way.

[spudtater.livejournal.com]

I know how to create a client J2ME app, but I have no idea how you implement a server. What technology would you need?