10 Reasons Why You Should Keep Learning Game Development

2019-08-08 Thread angel . thomas1717
If you ask any software developer, there’s a decent chance that they have tried their hand at game development. It seems like a natural fit since it uses many of the same skills. What’s more, programmers come into it with the knowledge that most aspiring game makers lack: how to write good code

Re: A question about sprite rendering in game development

2016-11-16 Thread Larry Hudson via Python-list
On 11/16/2016 12:16 AM, shadecelebi wrote: thanx a lot you guys. I'm slightly familiar with pygame from before so I'll make sure to utilize it. and no I don't have any of the characters yet as I've yet to start. I just wanted to know if I should keep learning python or if it would be trivial t

Re: A question about sprite rendering in game development

2016-11-16 Thread shadecelebi
thanx a lot you guys. I'm slightly familiar with pygame from before so I'll make sure to utilize it. and no I don't have any of the characters yet as I've yet to start. I just wanted to know if I should keep learning python or if it would be trivial to try making my game a reality with this lang

Re: A question about sprite rendering in game development

2016-11-15 Thread Steve D'Aprano
On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 08:57 am, shadecelebi wrote: > I'm still quite new to python, but I have a concern. I want to learn > python for game development, but I need to know if python is capable of > rendering, let's say 50 animated character sprites, at once without > lag

Re: A question about sprite rendering in game development

2016-11-15 Thread Marko Rauhamaa
shadecelebi : > I'm still quite new to python, but I have a concern. I want to learn > python for game development, but I need to know if python is capable > of rendering, let's say 50 animated character sprites, at once without > lagging. > > if anyone's ever pla

A question about sprite rendering in game development

2016-11-15 Thread shadecelebi
I'm still quite new to python, but I have a concern. I want to learn python for game development, but I need to know if python is capable of rendering, let's say 50 animated character sprites, at once without lagging. if anyone's ever played the epic war game series then you

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-11 Thread alex23
On Jun 8, 1:53 am, letsplaysf...@gmail.com wrote: > I was planning on making a small 2D game in Python. Are there any libraries > for this? I know of: > • Cocos2D - Won't install and cant find any support Cocos2D is what I tend to recommend. What issues did you have with installing it? For suppo

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-08 Thread Fábio Santos
> On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:53:03 -0700, letsplaysforu wrote: > > > I was planning on making a small 2D game in Python. Are there any > > libraries for this? I know of: It wasn't your question, but I was happy to find out that box2d exists for python. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-08 Thread Nobody
On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:53:03 -0700, letsplaysforu wrote: > I was planning on making a small 2D game in Python. Are there any > libraries for this? I know of: [snip] There's also Pyglet. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-08 Thread Jan Riechers
On 07.06.2013 18:53, letsplaysf...@gmail.com wrote: I was planning on making a small 2D game in Python. Are there any libraries for this? I know of: • Pygame - As far as I know it's dead and has been for almost a year • PyOgre - Linux and Windows only(I do have those, but I want multi-platform)

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Ian Foote
On 07/06/13 16:53, letsplaysf...@gmail.com wrote: I was planning on making a small 2D game in Python. Are there any libraries for this? I know of: • Pygame - As far as I know it's dead and has been for almost a year • PyOgre - Linux and Windows only(I do have those, but I want multi-platform) •

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Larry Hudson
On 06/07/2013 09:28 AM, Eam onn wrote: On Friday, June 7, 2013 5:21:36 PM UTC+1, Ian wrote: On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 9:53 AM, wrote: Do you know of any tutorial for PyGame? Preferably a video tutorial but any tutorial at all is fine! I can't seem to find any, even on pygame.org!!! Check

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Dan Stromberg
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 8:53 AM, wrote: > I also understand that Python isn't exactly the *BEST* choice programming > a game, but I have heard it is possible. Tell me if it's true. Thanks! > One of the Blizzard people told me that it's very common to program game logic in Python, with the 3D stuf

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Eam onn wrote: > Pygame isn't too good. You still need a lot of other libraries from what I > understand(like for physics). Is there any alternative for 2D? I don't know of any Python libraries that provide both a rendering engine and a physics engine. I'm not s

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Matty Sarro
You could make a fantastic turtle based game with pyturtle! On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Eam onn wrote: > On Friday, June 7, 2013 4:53:03 PM UTC+1, Eam onn wrote: > > I was planning on making a small 2D game in Python. Are there any > libraries for this? I know of: > > > > > > > > • Pygame -

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Eam onn
On Friday, June 7, 2013 4:53:03 PM UTC+1, Eam onn wrote: > I was planning on making a small 2D game in Python. Are there any libraries > for this? I know of: > > > > • Pygame - As far as I know it's dead and has been for almost a year > > • PyOgre - Linux and Windows only(I do have those, but

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:28:09 -0700, Eam onn wrote: > Do you know of any tutorial for PyGame? Preferably a video tutorial but > any tutorial at all is fine! I can't seem to find any, even on > pygame.org!!! https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=pygame+tutorial -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mail

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Ian Kelly wrote: > On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Eam onn wrote: >> Do you know of any tutorial for PyGame? Preferably a video tutorial but any >> tutorial at all is fine! I can't seem to find any, even on pygame.org!!! > > I'd start here: http://www.pygame.org

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Eam onn wrote: > Do you know of any tutorial for PyGame? Preferably a video tutorial but any > tutorial at all is fine! I can't seem to find any, even on pygame.org!!! I'd start here: http://www.pygame.org/wiki/tutorials -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinf

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Eam onn
On Friday, June 7, 2013 5:21:36 PM UTC+1, Ian wrote: > On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 9:53 AM, wrote: > > > I was planning on making a small 2D game in Python. Are there any libraries > > for this? I know of: > > > > > > • Pygame - As far as I know it's dead and has been for almost a year > > > • Py

Re: Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 9:53 AM, wrote: > I was planning on making a small 2D game in Python. Are there any libraries > for this? I know of: > > • Pygame - As far as I know it's dead and has been for almost a year > • PyOgre - Linux and Windows only(I do have those, but I want multi-platform) > •

Python Game Development?

2013-06-07 Thread letsplaysforu
I was planning on making a small 2D game in Python. Are there any libraries for this? I know of: • Pygame - As far as I know it's dead and has been for almost a year • PyOgre - Linux and Windows only(I do have those, but I want multi-platform) • Cocos2D - Won't install and cant find any support •

Re: Game Development

2007-12-26 Thread James Matthews
SO use pygame! but please don't spam this list! -- http://search.goldwatches.com/?Search=Movado+Watches http://www.jewelerslounge.com http://www.goldwatches.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Game Development

2007-12-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We at AJ Aquare are engaged in design and development of PC-based, online and mobile games. Our Game designers are passionate towards creating games that people long to have. Our designs can drive millions of players to your site. Sources: http://www.ajsquare.com/games/game_design.php?game=design

Re: 2D Game Development in Python

2007-12-21 Thread Istvan Albert
On Dec 20, 8:16 pm, PatrickMinnesota <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > seen all the lists. I've done my reading. What I don't have is > actual testimonials by people who have used a chunk of code to program > an animated 2D game and had a great experience. You could use Panda3D to create the game, w

Re: 2D Game Development in Python

2007-12-21 Thread Terry Reedy
"Steven Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Pyglet does NOT, to my knowledge, "wrap ogre". Pyglet is a lean-and-mean | standalone library, and gets a big, big thumbs up from me. Check it out. | http://pyglet.org/ | 2D sprites can be accomplished pretty easily with

Re: 2D Game Development in Python

2007-12-21 Thread Paul Boddie
On 21 Des, 02:16, PatrickMinnesota <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been playing with Pygame some in my late night hobby time. I'm > wondering what else I should be looking at since I'm not all that > impressed with Pygame so far. Maybe it is the right library, but > maybe it's not. Please do

Re: 2D Game Development in Python

2007-12-20 Thread Steven Clark
On Dec 20, 2007 10:30 PM, Terry Reedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "PatrickMinnesota" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > | I think I need at least this: 2D graphics, sound, input (kbd, mouse, > | joystick maybe), some IPC might be nice (Stuff like: Sockets, TCP, > |

Re: 2D Game Development in Python

2007-12-20 Thread Terry Reedy
"PatrickMinnesota" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | I think I need at least this: 2D graphics, sound, input (kbd, mouse, | joystick maybe), some IPC might be nice (Stuff like: Sockets, TCP, | UDP, pipes, msg queues, shared memory). The IPC stuff would only be | used

2D Game Development in Python

2007-12-20 Thread PatrickMinnesota
I like to do fun stuff when learning a new language. I've been working with Python for a little while on real world problems mostly fixing bugs and writing a simulator for work. I was thinking as a hobby project developing a simple 2d game (think Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, LoadRunner) and menti

Re: Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-31 Thread pabloreda
I 'm doing the same in forth... www.reda4.org -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-30 Thread Paul Rudin
John Salerno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Laurent Pointal wrote: > >> With Python: >> * pygame + build your drag'n drop features >> * if you like 3D, vpython. >> >> >> http://www.pygame.org/ >> http://www.vpython.org/ > > Wow, vpython looks pretty need. I'm messing around with it right now > and

Re: Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-30 Thread Laurent Pointal
John Salerno wrote: > Laurent Pointal wrote: > >> With Python: >> * pygame + build your drag'n drop features >> * if you like 3D, vpython. >> >> >> http://www.pygame.org/ >> http://www.vpython.org/ > > Wow, vpython looks pretty need. I'm messing around with it right now > and reading the docs

Re: Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-30 Thread John Salerno
John Salerno wrote: > Laurent Pointal wrote: > >> With Python: >> * pygame + build your drag'n drop features >> * if you like 3D, vpython. >> >> >> http://www.pygame.org/ >> http://www.vpython.org/ > > Wow, vpython looks pretty need. neat* :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-

Re: Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-30 Thread John Salerno
Laurent Pointal wrote: > With Python: > * pygame + build your drag'n drop features > * if you like 3D, vpython. > > > http://www.pygame.org/ > http://www.vpython.org/ Wow, vpython looks pretty need. I'm messing around with it right now and reading the docs. But I can't find something...do you

Re: Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-30 Thread John Nagle
Max Kubierschky wrote: > Diez B. Roggisch schrieb: > >> Max Kubierschky schrieb: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm planning to give a game programming course for kids of mixed age. >>> For this, I am looking for an open source 2D game d

Re: Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-30 Thread Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Max Kubierschky wrote: > What part of Squeak is targeted at 2D game development? http://www.squeak.org/Features/FunandGames/ And also take a look at http://www.squeakland.org/ (Kids play → Etoys) which is a framework for children, that let's you paint obje

Re: Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-30 Thread Max Kubierschky
Diez B. Roggisch schrieb: > Max Kubierschky schrieb: >> Hello, >> >> I'm planning to give a game programming course for kids of mixed age. >> For this, I am looking for an open source 2D game development kit. >> I am also willing to participate in the

Re: Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-30 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
Max Kubierschky schrieb: > Hello, > > I'm planning to give a game programming course for kids of mixed age. > For this, I am looking for an open source 2D game development kit. > I am also willing to participate in the development of the development kit. > >

Re: Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-30 Thread Laurent Pointal
Max Kubierschky a écrit : > Hello, > > I'm planning to give a game programming course for kids of mixed age. > For this, I am looking for an open source 2D game development kit. > I am also willing to participate in the development of the development kit. > >

Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game development kit

2007-03-29 Thread Max Kubierschky
Hello, I'm planning to give a game programming course for kids of mixed age. For this, I am looking for an open source 2D game development kit. I am also willing to participate in the development of the development kit. Features I'd like to see - Possibility to construct simple game