On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Marcus von Appen <m...@sysfault.org> wrote: > On, Mon Mar 08, 2010, Evan Kroske wrote: > >> I wrote a blog entry about my idea that contains a more complete >> explanation of why I want to create this framework and what I hope it >> will accomplish. Check it out here: >> http://welcome2obscurity.blogspot.com/2010/03/gsoc-project-idea-insta-pygame.html > > I do not think that a higher-level abstraction framework would make much > sense as a GSoC task for Pygame itself, mainly because > > - different games have different needs > - developers have different ideas about the *how*, you mention > - keeping the framework generic enough to have a benefit for >=60-70% of > the developer base will be an impossible task and lower its usage > - ... > > Another problem is the range of your approach. From your example, the > system will include a scene manager, sprite engine, tile loader and > management, UI, event and action system, object logic, and, and, and... > Though it's possible to implement all those features, they would also be > able to cover some rough basics, making them mostly unusable for > advanced usage scenarios and less appealing for more complex > applications and games. > > Personally, I'm not that happy with that idea for a GSoC :-). > > Regards > Marcus >
Thanks for the frank evaluation of my proposal. In retrospect, my project obviously doesn't line up with PyGame's goals , but I was too excited about the possibilities to think it through. Thanks for saving me the effort! -- Evan Kroske http://welcome2obscurity.blogspot.com/ The personal blog of Evan Kroske, novice software developer.
