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[Topher Redden <christopher.redden@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is there a Vala community anywhere? By the way, I'm interested in this for
sure.


On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 12:34 AM, Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> 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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