node.js real-time game

Question

Is it possible to create a real time game with node.js that requires twitch reflexes. How high is the latency? How low can it realistically go?

Answer 1

It's possible, but it depends on how much data must be transmitted between server and client and how fast (speaking of latency). Take a look at Sousaball by Creationix, for example.

Also, if you plan to use websockets, take a look at Socket.IO library by learnboost. It uses websockets when available and falls back to comet in other cases.