Hi Che, Quote I agree the envelope should be pushed with accessible games, and quite hard, but given the overwhelming majority of windows users out there at this point in time, for me the R and D time is better spent making a windows game as fun and immerssive as possible. End quote
Well, there is nothing wrong about that point of view. However, some languages like Java really make it easier to make applications cross platform , and if I can make a game multiplatform and as fun and as immerssive as possible all the better. So I am willing to put in a few hours of research to see what exactly can be done. So far I am turning up some good info on how to make Java games with force feedback game controllers for Windows while supporting just keyboards and mice for Mac OS and Linux. If my research is true I might be able to have my cake and eat it too. Quote if you decide to make raceway or any other game cross platform I will be very interested in the results, and I am sure other developers will as well.. End quote Well, assuming that I succeed in producing the first multiplatform accessible game I will be sure to let all the game developers know the results of my research. I've been working on this project for a couple of months, and over the passed three days alone I have turned up allot of information which suggests that what I want to do isn't impossible. Just needs tested and researched with a few game projects. Which something small like some card or board games would be a great place to start for something like that. Quote I am not sure how complex the conversion would be for your Star Trek game, but given that you already have the code for it, that might make a good test case, eh? End quote That is a primary example of a game that would be good for cross platform testing. It is free, there aren't allot of sounds in the game, and it doesn't need allot of complicated game controls. While I don't have the original STFC source code any more I remember the source code in enough detail that creating it in Java or Python shouldn't be super hard. Cheers. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
