Two things - 1 - how about we move this to the math4 mailing list so we don't have to keep including people on the CC? If you don't have an account, visit http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/fourthgrademath to sign up
2 - Ankit - do you need an XO? You can develop within Virtual Box, but I do have an XO I could send you. ~Karlie On 12/12/2010 03:17 PM, Jonathan Meschino (RIT Student) wrote: > シャルマさんこんにちわ！ > > I thought we had some step by step posted, but I shall look and write > one up soon if not. > > If you would like to run the game on the XO, there are two methods > available. In either case, you need to have pygame installed. To do > this, you must go to the terminal activity on your XO and type "yum > install pygame". This will go through and install it. > > The next thing you need to do after cloning our git repo is to type in > terminal "python path/file.py", in this case "python > path/mainline/MAFH2/MafhActivity.py". The game should then run. There > is another method called symlinking where you can tell the XO to make > it appear as an activity on the home screen in order to run it, but I > forget how to do this (CCing JLew, our programmer, so he can explain > if you need, or better explain what I am saying). The current-working > version of our project is under redesign and so there are few missing > pieces (like the in-game shop) currently. > > If you simply would like to just see the game (an older version with > more content for a better understanding), you can download it from > http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4272 on your XO from > the browser. Currently, we are trying to get our new version to match > the old one. In this case, the game will install as an activity that > you launch from your home screen. > > We also have a second activity called Fortune Maker, which is a > content creation tool. It is a level editor that lets you save and use > what you create with Fortune Hunter. You can download that here - > http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4274. > > If you would like to run the game on your computer, you still need to > download pygame (and python). (I can help you with this process if > you'd like, but it is different depending on your OS) Then in the > terminal, type "python path/file.py" just like I mentioned earlier. > This will launch the game. > > Please note that you must have python version 2.6.x (on XO or > computer) in order for everything to work properly. Python 3.1.x+ > changed a few functions around that causes the game to not run. > > Okay, I think I covered it all. Please email me again with more > questions if you have them. Sorry if it was a lot to take in, just > trying to be clear ; ) > > じゃまたね。 > ジョン > > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Ankit Sharma <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Jon > > Yoroshikuonegaishimasu. > > Thank you for the warm welcome. Is there any wiki which tells how > to build the application? I diligently searched the links Karlie > sent me but could not find. > I want to know the perquisites for building the application and > the command so that I can build and see what it is all about. > I guess this is imperative and there must be some page which lists > all this , I just have not been able to find it out. > > Karlie, Thank you for taking time out to sending mail to Mel. I > really appreciate it, this is surreal :). Before I join something > big, I would like to take small steps first and contribute to this > project first. One project at a time. Once I get hang of how > things work in FOSS, it would be a smoother ride I guess. > > Thanks everyone. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Jonathan Meschino (RIT Student) <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > *To:* Ankit Sharma <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > *Cc:* Remy DeCausemaker <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>; Karlie Robinson > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > *Sent:* Wed, December 8, 2010 4:38:10 AM > *Subject:* Re: Contributing for Open Source > > Welcome to the community, Ankit! > > hajimemashite! As Karlie mentioned, Remy or myself (or anyone else > here @RIT) would be more than happy to answer questions or point > you in the right direction regarding any of the projects. I've > been involved with FOSS for just over a year now and helped many > projects along the way. My main work is Fortune Hunter - an > adventure RPG game that teaches math. We are in dire need of some > programming, especially since our team fluctuates from term to > term. So, if that project looks good to you, we'd love to have > you. Otherwise there is a variety of other games and software that > could use attention as well. > Some of my background: I am a Video Game Design & Development > major and I have a minor in Japanese Language & Culture as well as > Psychology. Python is a good language to add to your skills, > especially working in open source, so I wish you luck! > Again, please feel free to email me for anything. > > mata hanashite, > ~ Jon > > > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Karlie Robinson > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > On 12/07/2010 12:27 PM, Ankit Sharma wrote: >> Hi there >> >> Thank you for your invaluable help on IRC. To be honest, I >> wanted to expand my skillset beyond C and C++ and started >> learning Python a week ago. >> A project in Python is ideal for me. >> >> Ah, since you have been so nice and kind to me, I think you >> ought to know some things about me. I am a programmer in >> Tokyo. I used student in broad sense, not the definition that >> I go to school. >> >> Anyway, I have done these things: >> >> 1) Cloned the repository >> 2) Filled out the form to get subscribed to mailing list >> 3) Installed Pygame on my Ubuntu machine >> 4) Went through the docs/wiki to get a gist and feel of the >> project. >> >> Thank you for letting me be part of this project. It sure >> looks nice and since it is related to education, I believe I >> will be helping somebody in my own little way. >> >> I look forward to the next steps. >> >> Regards >> -Ankit >> > It was my pleasure to help answer questions about getting > involved with FOSS. > > I'd like you to meet Jonathan Meschino of the Fortune Hunter > team and Remy DeCausemaker who helps coordinate FOSS efforts > at RIT. > > Either of these guys can help you get involved with any of the > projects going on at RIT. > > Also, don't forget about openhatch.org <http://openhatch.org> > for other projects you can get involved with around the world. > > ~Karlie > > > > > -- > ~ jON mESCHINO > bS vIDEO gAME dESIGN & dEVELOPMENT (igm) > 5TH yR @ RIT > > > > > -- > ~ jON mESCHINO > bS vIDEO gAME dESIGN & dEVELOPMENT (igm) > 5TH yR @ RIT
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