# Prerequisites

Before we begin, please make sure you have the following prerequisites in place:

1. An AWS account: To complete this workshop, you will need access to an AWS account. You may use eventengine account to do this workshop.

2. AWS CLI and SAM CLI: Install the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) and the AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) CLI on your local machine. You can follow the installation guides provided by AWS: [AWS CLI Installation Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-quickstart.html) and [SAM CLI Installation Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install.html).

3. Development environment: Set up a development environment with a text editor or IDE of your choice. You should have basic knowledge of programming concepts and be familiar with Python.
4. wscat: To debug Websocket requests. [Install wscat](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/apigateway-how-to-call-websocket-api-wscat.html)
5. postman(optional): To debug HTTP and WebSocket requests. [Install postman](https://www.postman.com/downloads/)
6. [Install Python3](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
7. Download Game-Client from [Cloudfront](d1e47jk17frwes.cloudfront.net/Game-Client.zip)