That actually sounds very interesting! I was going to install the application to try it out but got the following error message in Ubuntu Software Center: "Dependency is not satisfiable: python (< 2.7)"
2011/5/5 Mathieu Comandon <stryc...@gmail.com> > Hello there, joining the conversation. > > It seems that this thread is closely related to the project I started > working on a year and a half ago, Lutris ( http://lutris.net ). > For the moment I've only implemented what I call 'runners' for a bunch of > emulators and whatever program that can run games. My first goal is to > provide a perfect gaming experience, providing fixes for common problems > such as fullscreen or sound issues. > I've also started on game installaters which are basically a YAML files > describing the way the game should be installed. ( there's an early draft of > the specs here : > http://lutris.net/wiki/index.php/Writing_Lutris_installers ) > > Then comes all the stuff you are talking about and that I haven't started > implementing yet (but it's planned) : > - A contact list, with the possibility to join a friend in a network game > - Synchronization of game saves in the cloud > - Game stats (Number of hours played, etc...) > > Most of this stuff would be done on the server, I've done work on the > website but it's still at a very early stage and not useful at all. The > sourcecode for the server has not been released yet but it will, eventually > (it's a Django project). > > Bear in mind that I haven't found anyone to help hacking on the project so > the development is very slow but I have made everything possible to ease > contribution : there's a Wiki ( http://lutris.net/wiki ), a blog ( > http://www.lutris.net/blog/ ), an IRC channel ( #lutris on Freenode ), a > launchpad project with a bzr branch and a bugtracker ( > https://launchpad.net/lutris ). > > Please keep Lutris in mind when thinking about providing a good gaming > experience in Ubuntu ;) > > Cheers, Mathieu > > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist < > niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If it could be installed as a plugin to empathy and if the applications >> using the API could detect if the plugin is installed and if not have >> fallback method then I guess it could be integrated nicely. But I think that >> most important is to get the games application itself to work with save game >> synchronization and other meta data such as Ubuntu Software Center rating. >> Then afterwards I would gladly see it implemented with an API for games to >> use empathy and other software. But the games application shouldn't >> necessarily depend on the developers for integrating these functions. It >> should be able to work as a standalone application with information on where >> the games available in the software center saves it's data and with a >> growing list for other games, which also could be configured by the user, by >> manually pointing to the directory where they reside. >> >> How about that? >> >> 2011/5/3 Shane Fagan <shanepatrickfa...@ubuntu.com> >> >>> Well the idea was an interesting idea and pretty attainable in terms >>> of what we have to work with. >>> >>> So the social features are all done with Empathy/Telepathy so the >>> developers would be able to plug in to this API that is already there >>> for this (in 99% sure its a dbus call or something to do it). More >>> advanced features like allowing users to join games or install games >>> from the software center by clicking a link in empathy would require a >>> little bit of code in empathy itself to work but not too much. >>> >>> The idea itself shouldn't add too much to the default Ubuntu install >>> the only thing that might add a lot is adding mumble to empathy which >>> would be awesome even for non gamers. I don't really agree with the >>> term hardcore gamers since the developers of both styles of games >>> should be able to use the APIs on offer in the same ways and get equal >>> great user experiences from it. >>> >>> Saving games to u1 is easy to do you can either sync the folder or you >>> can use desktop couch and sync the table so thats easy and if you send >>> any developer to #ubuntuone on freenode we can help it out. Between >>> devices is interesting because we do have a file sync for android and >>> it is being improved at the moment so ill have to say maybe on the >>> devices comment. On windows if the developer uses the same config or >>> save files you could even work there too (on the new windows client in >>> development, soonish release but not near ready yet). >>> >>> Videos in the software center is something ive wanted for a while. It >>> would take some effort to set up though so I wont try to speculate on >>> it. Id love to have trailers and gameplay videos though since thats >>> what people base their buying decisions on when buying games. The >>> interesting thing would be how to do this. Streaming is always a >>> sticky issue. >>> >>> --fagan >>> >>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist >>> <niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > Sorry If I accidentally sends this twice. I had some problem when >>> sending it >>> > the first time so here goes: >>> > Thanks for the contribution Shane! What I understand from your >>> blueprint is >>> > that you guys were designing a "games application" with social >>> community >>> > features like Steam or Desura. This would make it a fairly big project >>> and I >>> > think that it might be too big for something that could ship as >>> standard in >>> > Ubuntu. What I want from this idea is that it should be an easy to use >>> and >>> > lightweight application which all users could make use of not only the >>> > hardcore gamers, even the ones just playing mines and mahjong. As >>> Desura is >>> > coming to Linux I think that need will be met. But there were a bunch >>> of >>> > really great ideas in your blueprint and I think that there was one >>> that was >>> > exceptional: >>> > Save game synchronization! It would be great to be able to integrate >>> the >>> > application with Ubuntu One so that the saves can be synchronized (and >>> > backed up) between devices! This is a feature I think that many would >>> > appreciate. Maybe even high scores and such can be synced. >>> > Also the possibility of adding videos to games in Software Center is an >>> > interesting idea. But it presents itself with a bunch of problems: >>> Would >>> > only trailers be allowed or also explanatory videos? Should there be a >>> > quality standard? Should only games be allowed to have videos or >>> regular >>> > applications as well? I think it is a good idea but one that requires a >>> lot >>> > of thought and design, maybe it should wait for a later iteration of >>> > Ubuntu... >>> > Please continue the discussion :) >>> > I think I will try make a mockup of such an application. Don't know >>> when I >>> > will have time though... >>> > 2011/5/3 Shane Fagan <shanepatrickfa...@ubuntu.com> >>> >> >>> >> On this entire thread I had a blueprint at the last UDS talking about >>> >> how to improve the gaming experience on Ubuntu and it got some >>> >> interesting responses although we didn't really do anything in the end >>> >> with it but we came up with a list of things that we could do in the >>> >> future and I think that was good. I cant remember the link to the >>> >> outcome but the original ideas (a big brain dump really) was >>> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GamesIntegration take with it what you will. >>> >> >>> >> --fagan >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist >>> >> <niklas.s.rosenqv...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> > I think it would be used rather extensively since most people don't >>> want >>> >> > to >>> >> > put all their games in the launcher since it clutters it completely >>> and >>> >> > I >>> >> > atleast don't want to have to search for them everytime I want to >>> find a >>> >> > game. I guess it's the feeling of well organised content that >>> appeals >>> >> > most. >>> >> > This would also simplify the whole process by having one launcher >>> for >>> >> > all >>> >> > your games and even provide meta data. >>> >> > >>> >> > Regular Steam users tend to (from my experience) put all their games >>> in >>> >> > their steam launcher to make them easily accessible. On my windows >>> >> > partition >>> >> > I only have one icon for all my games and that is Steam. It makes >>> the >>> >> > whole >>> >> > thing fast and easy. Most importantly, as I stated before, it would >>> >> > encourage gaming on Ubuntu. >>> >> > I believe that instead of just dismissing the gaming situation on >>> linux >>> >> > as >>> >> > "Developers will never focus on us since they don't have market >>> here" >>> >> > and >>> >> > settle for having it as an office workstation we should make it as >>> gamer >>> >> > friendly we can! Because if we get the gamers to Ubuntu, we also get >>> the >>> >> > hardware vendors to create good drivers. >>> >> > 2011/5/3 James Gifford <ja...@jamesrgifford.com> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Ah right. I agree that it could be more visible - but I'm not sure >>> how >>> >> >> many users would use something like that. You have to balance >>> features >>> >> >> with "How many users are actually going to use this thing?" >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Cheers, >>> >> >> James Gifford >>> >> >> http://jamesrgifford.com >>> >> >> >>> >> >> On 05/02/2011 06:01 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist wrote: >>> >> >> > I know, that's why I said: "we have the 'applications'-lens which >>> is >>> >> >> > good but it can't give a description of any of the games or meta >>> >> >> > information as: 'last played' or '10 hours of total game time'". >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > Also sorry about mentioning Desura, I just realised it hasn't >>> been >>> >> >> > released yet. All the talk about Project Bossanova these days got >>> me >>> >> >> > fooled :) >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > On 02/05/11 23:51, James Gifford wrote: >>> >> >> >> There is already a way to do this - it's hidden, but it's there >>> [1] >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> Cheers, >>> >> >> >> James Gifford >>> >> >> >> http://jamesrgifford.com >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> [1] http://lts.cr/arr >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> On 05/02/2011 05:05 PM, Niklas Rosenqvist wrote: >>> >> >> >>> Wouldn't it be sweet to be able to gather up all games into a >>> >> >> >>> "games"-application, similar to the one used for system >>> settings or >>> >> >> >>> the >>> >> >> >>> games folder in windows vista/7? Since the traditional gnome >>> menu >>> >> >> >>> is >>> >> >> >>> gone we need a new way to gather up games, we have the >>> >> >> >>> "applications"-lens which is good but it can't give a >>> description >>> >> >> >>> of >>> >> >> >>> any >>> >> >> >>> of the games or meta information as: "last played" or "10 hours >>> of >>> >> >> >>> total >>> >> >> >>> game time". Think of it as a mini-Desura or mini-Steam client. >>> >> >> >>> Without >>> >> >> >>> all the extra bling and functions. Just a simple way to >>> organise >>> >> >> >>> games >>> >> >> >>> which can be set as a launcher, which also supports a quick >>> list >>> >> >> >>> for >>> >> >> >>> recently played games. >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> How about it? Couldn't that be a great addition to the Unity >>> shell? >>> >> >> >>> This >>> >> >> >>> would also encourage gaming on Linux platforms and hopefully >>> also >>> >> >> >>> developers to start providing Linux-clients. >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> (Ubuntu should also try to include more games into it's >>> >> >> >>> repositories >>> >> >> >>> to >>> >> >> >>> encourage gaming on ubuntu, games like Minecraft which is >>> hugely >>> >> >> >>> popular >>> >> >> >>> should definitely be there as well as Desura) >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >> >> >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >>> >> >> >>> Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net >>> >> >> >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >>> >> >> >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >>> >> >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >>> >> >> > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net >>> >> >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >>> >> >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > _______________________________________________ >>> >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >>> >> > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net >>> >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >>> >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >>> > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net >>> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >>> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> > >>> > >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >> Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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