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[Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think this list is more focused on development of elementary itself.

If there isn't one already perhaps we need a (third party) apps community list?

Best Regards,
Daniel Foré

El jun 14, 2013, a las 4:27 p.m., Craig <weberc2@xxxxxxxxx> escribió:

> 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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