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 <webe...@gmail.com> 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 > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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