Thomas Ibbotson wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Hope everyone's having a good weekend. >> >> I've noticed that there is a pyweek game development competition coming >> up and the thought entered my head that (some of) Ubuntu-UK might want >> to put heads together and work on an entry. >> >> For those that don't know pyweek is a regular competition that runs for >> a week (this year it's 30th March till 6th April) and involves the >> development of a game in Python. >> >> It's not specifically Linux/Ubuntu based, but clearly we have a viable >> development platform given we have Python / Pygame and all the other >> necessary bits and bobs. >> >> I just wondered if anyone else might be interested in contributing. At >> first glance we would be in need of one or more programmers, musicians, >> artists and testers, along with maybe project management (!) and >> documentation roles to fill. >> >> Personally I know a little python but not enough to make a nice polished >> game in a week, so I know I can't do this kind of thing on my own. I'd >> see this as a great way to promote our community and show what we can >> get done when we pull together. :) >> >> For more details check out their site and look back through some >> previous entries to get an idea of the level we're aiming at. >> >> http://pyweek.org/ - Site >> http://pyweek.org/6/ - March 2008 competition >> http://www.pyweek.org/d/1282/ - Announcement >> http://media.pyweek.org/static/rules.html - Rules >> >> The two previous entries which I quite like are 'Nelly's Rooftop Garden' >> - http://www.pyweek.org/e/rushed/ , and Trip on the Funny Boat - >> http://www.pyweek.org/e/Pekuja/ >> >> Anyone else interested? >> >> Cheers, >> Al. >> >> > I've wanted to enter PyWeek for 2 years now, but it always passes me by. > Unfortunately this year will probably be the same as I have an > experiment scheduled to start 31st March. It has been delayed by 2 > months already, and there's a good chance it will be delayed further. > Pencil me in, and I'll see what availability I have nearer the time. I > learnt python 5 years ago, and have programmed bits and bobs in it ever > since. I have also written one or two half games in PyGame, but nothing > complete or even promising. > > Tom > > If there end up being enough programmers, I'm more than happy to lend a hand with testing, documentation etc, having no 'real' skills whatsoever. Josh
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