On 12/01/2008, Zeth Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > However, I think the solution is not for Gnash or the OLPC to support these > proprietary > virtual pets, but to provide free software virtual pets, preferably using > Etoys, > Python or Gnash
+1 > so that it will be consistent with the OLPC system. Perhaps it could be some > kind of > educational activity, e.g. teaching some basic issues about animal welfare, > veterinary studies, biology, etc. > > It could be far cooler than webkins as it could use the mesh networking so > all the virtual pets > could meet each other and interact (fight?, reproduce?, spread infections?). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatures_(artificial_life_program) was similar to this and very advanced (well, in the mid 1990s, I have no idea how elite AI for 2008 vintage computer games is now :-) but it doesn't even have to be all that complex to be compelling for kids - given the billions of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamagotchi sold to date :-) Probably the best networking feature is, as you say, a "battle" feature that works on simple http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Trumps mechanics and allows players to breed with others' avatars to get better. There are tonnes of simple games I remember from the old ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 days that were hugely addictive^W^W wonderful to play. http://lab6.com/sfcave/ is an all time favorite from when I was a kid in high school and one of us had our Dad's old Palm. I was too young for a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_Battler but using the funky analog input features potentially available from the microphone would be awesome. > If anyone has any idea how this could work, do let me know. I know Python but > have no art or > animation skills at all but it might be a fun idea. Best bet would be to post on http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/games :-) Also, http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Games http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Game_development http://www.olpcgames.org -- Regards, Dave _______________________________________________ Gnash-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnash-dev
