Of course its worth submission..and I agree to your point that it has got wide range of applications..
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 4:51 AM, Ira Fich <igf...@astro.uwaterloo.ca> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm a fourth-year Compsci major at the University of Toronto, and I've been > thinking about proposing a project for pygame in this year's GSoC. I like > the idea of an AI module, but I think that even more than that, pygame would > benefit from a powerful, generic, dedicated graph module, containing a > number of functions especially useful in a game context. > This would be similar to some of the popular graphing modules like NetworkX > and igraph, but optimized for games. In addition to the standard graph > analysis and manipulation, it would include plenty of AI functions, > including A* and minimax search and Bayesian networks. On top of that, it > would support symbolic graphs (useful for anything with a regular structure) > and be able to recognize and generate planar graphs (vital for maps). And > naturally, it would allow for complete customization of nodes (associating > nodes with sprites, for instance) and the easy integration of user-defined > functions. > > I envision something equally well suited to modelling a world map, a finite > state machine, or a neural network. It's likely that this would interact > closely with the Improved Sprite and Scene System project, as well as the > math module, and possibly the networking one as well; I expect I'd be in > constant communication with the people from those projects, to ensure that > everything fit together as smoothly as possible. > > So, what do you think? Is this a good idea? Can it be made better? Is it > worth submitting a proposal? > > Thanks, > Ira Fich >
