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Re: Vala Game Development

 

Thanks David,

As I mentioned, I selected this list for the community. Is there a
preferred way to contact Elementary developers for matters not pertaining
directly to the Elementary project?

I would really like to see your projects. Please do post them!

Thanks again,
Craig


On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 6:24 PM, David Gomes <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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