Re: [pygame] Calling all game developers - OLPC
After I finish my game, I'll be VERY glad to work on a game for the OLPC project. I can use it as "community service learning" because my school requires it for my graduation. ;) On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:04:47 -0400 Noah Kantrowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Horst JENS wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 20:02 -0400, Noah Kantrowitz wrote: > > > >> Calling all game developers! The One Laptop Per Child project needs > >> talented game developers to work on software for the XO laptops. > >> Thanks to a few awesome developers, PyGame is now up and running > >> under Sugar (the OLPC graphical environment) and should be > >> included in the build system shortly. What we need now is games > >> geared towards children in developing areas. Information about > >> PyGame on the XO can be found at > >> http://mailman.laptop.org/pipermail/games/2007-April/36.html. > >> I would ask anyone interested in either building new games or > >> porting existing ones to join the OLPC games list > >> (http://mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/games) and discuss > >> your ideas there. This is a chance to have a major impact on the > >> lives of millions of children, as well as work on a unique > >> platform. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email > >> me, or ask on the games list. > >> > >> --Noah Kantrowitz > >> OLPC Evangelist > >> > > > > Hi Noah, > > making pygames for the OLPC project is a great idea. > > Could you post to some direct links of how and where to join the > > project (pygame -> olpc)? > > I figure i need to download / set up an emulator to test if my game > > is working on the OLPC-Computer ? > > -Horst > > > > > > > > > There are several developer images with Sugar preinstalled here: > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developer_Images. If you are using Linux you > can also install the sugar system directly (see > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Category:Installing_Sugar). As for joining, > there isn't really much formalized yet, other than the mailing list I > mentioned. Hope this helps. > > --Noah
Re: [pygame] Calling all game developers - OLPC
Horst JENS wrote: > On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 20:02 -0400, Noah Kantrowitz wrote: > >> Calling all game developers! The One Laptop Per Child project needs >> talented game developers to work on software for the XO laptops. Thanks >> to a few awesome developers, PyGame is now up and running under Sugar >> (the OLPC graphical environment) and should be included in the build >> system shortly. What we need now is games geared towards children in >> developing areas. Information about PyGame on the XO can be found at >> http://mailman.laptop.org/pipermail/games/2007-April/36.html. I >> would ask anyone interested in either building new games or porting >> existing ones to join the OLPC games list >> (http://mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/games) and discuss your >> ideas there. This is a chance to have a major impact on the lives of >> millions of children, as well as work on a unique platform. If you have >> any questions please don't hesitate to email me, or ask on the games list. >> >> --Noah Kantrowitz >> OLPC Evangelist >> > > Hi Noah, > making pygames for the OLPC project is a great idea. > Could you post to some direct links of how and where to join the project > (pygame -> olpc)? > I figure i need to download / set up an emulator to test if my game is > working on the OLPC-Computer ? > -Horst > > > > There are several developer images with Sugar preinstalled here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developer_Images. If you are using Linux you can also install the sugar system directly (see http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Category:Installing_Sugar). As for joining, there isn't really much formalized yet, other than the mailing list I mentioned. Hope this helps. --Noah
Re: [pygame] Calling all game developers - OLPC
On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 20:02 -0400, Noah Kantrowitz wrote: > Calling all game developers! The One Laptop Per Child project needs > talented game developers to work on software for the XO laptops. Thanks > to a few awesome developers, PyGame is now up and running under Sugar > (the OLPC graphical environment) and should be included in the build > system shortly. What we need now is games geared towards children in > developing areas. Information about PyGame on the XO can be found at > http://mailman.laptop.org/pipermail/games/2007-April/36.html. I > would ask anyone interested in either building new games or porting > existing ones to join the OLPC games list > (http://mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/games) and discuss your > ideas there. This is a chance to have a major impact on the lives of > millions of children, as well as work on a unique platform. If you have > any questions please don't hesitate to email me, or ask on the games list. > > --Noah Kantrowitz > OLPC Evangelist Hi Noah, making pygames for the OLPC project is a great idea. Could you post to some direct links of how and where to join the project (pygame -> olpc)? I figure i need to download / set up an emulator to test if my game is working on the OLPC-Computer ? -Horst
