On 8/31/06, Andreas Røsdal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Corey Burger wrote: > > n 8/31/06, Andreas Røsdal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> There have been many good suggestions for new games in gnome games so > >> far. One of the games that I like is glChess > >> (http://glchess.sourceforge.net/). It depends upon OpenGl, using the > >> GtkGLExt library. Note that glChess does not require hardware support to > >> be playable with OpenGl, it can also be played with software as well. > >> > >> OpenGL is perfectly suited for game-development. I would imagine that > >> OpenGl would add the extra graphic-appeal to gnome-games that some > >> people have been missing, and that we possibly could see more games with > >> OpenGl for GNOME in the future. Many Linux distributions already ship > >> with several OpenGl games by default (eg. Neverball and Tux Racer). > >> > >> How do people feel about adding GtkGLExt as a library dependency on > >> gnome-games, if glChess would be selected as a new game? > >> > >> - Andreas > >> > > > > I like the idea of OpenGL, but I have big concerns about thin clients > > and other memory tight environments. Thus, I suggest that glChess have > > a non-GL mode that is enabled by default, a standard 2D chess board. > > Create a view menu which allows users to change to OpenGL mode on the > > fly. Thus we can pimp the new stuff without pissing of our users (and > > our large deployments, most of whom are on some sort of thin client) > > > Take a look at: http://bobthegnome.blogspot.com/ The main developer, > Robert, at least seems very interested in making this work, and has > suggested a 2D / 3D solution. :) > > - Andreas
We should probably also try and draw this person in: http://gnomefiles.org/app.php/pychess As they are just starting on a python chess game in 2D. After all, one of the the goals is new developers. His email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Corey _______________________________________________ Games-list mailing list Games-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/games-list
