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[David Gomes <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've made two game prototypes using Vala - one 2D and one 3D, if you'd like
the source code I can post it here.

Regarding the convenience of this mailing list for that post, this is not
really the place (vala-list would be more suitable), but I guess it's not a
big deal either.


On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 11:30 PM, Craig <weberc2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone would be interested in experimenting around with
> making a simple 2D game with Vala, basically as a proof-of-concept.
>
> As it stands, C++ is the language of choice for game development, and as a
> professional C++ developer, I find this tragic. My primary goals for this
> project are to
>
> 1) help free the game development community from tedious languages
> 2) introduce Vala to a new genre of developer
> 3) learn a little more about both Vala and game development and share any
> applicable experiences with the broader community
>
> I don't have any serious expectation for this to become a real game (but
> it might)--mostly I'm interested in the experiment and having
> low-commitment fun.
>
> I know this isn't necessarily the right mailing list for this request, but
> I enjoy the feel of this community and would like to see if anyone here is
> interested before reaching out to broader audiences.
>
> At this point, my thoughts are extremely abstract and my mind is very open
> (I don't have any fixed plans for what this can look like, so you're
> welcome to help "craft the vision"). I don't expect this to be anyone's
> primary commitment (and I certainly don't want to detract from elementary
> development time), but if you're getting the programmer's equivalent of
> writer's block and you'd like to try something purely for fun (or if you'd
> like to learn to develop *so you can* start to contribute to Elementary),
> feel free to reply.
>
> Again, apologies if anyone finds this inappropriate for this list.
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Craig
>
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