----- Original Message ----- From: "Gianfranco Berardi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Vinai Kopp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 5:24 PM Subject: Re: Debian Gamers/Developers
> Vinai Kopp wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 10:10:20PM -0500, Gianfranco Berardi wrote: > > > >>In the topic called OT: Programming books, it was mentioned that some > >>people would like to get a group going that would develop games for Debian. > >>This is just to see how many would be interested. If enough people get > >>together, perhaps we could even get our own mailing list. > > > > > > I'm just polishing my C/C++ knowledge to start with game programming, > > so I'm interrested. > > > > What kind of game are people here interrested in making? > > I want to start with a simple arcade style game and advance from > > there. > > > > I agree. Debian and Linux in general sorely needs a decent Pacman game B-) > Just to make sure we're all on the same page, no one should expect to > make a MMORPG anytime soon! On a sidenote: java is not bad for such type of games too with the added advantage of being crossplatform. Also, a lot of games already exist with available source code. A while back i looked at game programming and studied it a bit. In java the basics that go for c++ game programming still are valid in java. For instance the need for double buffering, drawing in a memory screen dump before copying it to the screen to get faster updating and less flickering to name just one thing. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
