[clug] Calling Linux game geeks

[Jack Kelly]

Has anyone tried LÖVE? http://love2d.org

-- Jack

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Robert Edwards<bob at cs.anu.edu.au> wrote:
> Jason Stokes wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Are there any geeks interesting in playing/hacking FOSS games and would
>> like to be part of a regular meetup?  I don't play much any more but am very
>> interested in game development, and would like to know if anyone else on the
>> list is also.  Or perhaps just organize something as the topic of the next
>> programming SIG?
>>
>>
>> Jason
>>
>
> Well, not the next programming SIG (I already have dibs on that...).
>
> BUT, I would be interested in starting a game development "club" for
> young people (high-school aged). FOSS, of course!
>
> As it happens, I know nothing about game development, but I know lots
> of high-school aged kids (almost all boys) who would/might be
> interested in getting together and learning about it all. They would
> mainly be coming from a Micro$oft and VB etc. background, so I am
> keen to steer some/all of them towards FOSS and games seems to be the
> common interest.
>
> I am thinking of getting some people who do know about how FOSS games
> work and spend some time regularly looking into stuff like:
>  - how a game engine works
>  - how to write new characters, scenarios, strategies
>  - why FOSS is the way to go
>  - how to write programs
>  - etc. (off the top of my head, I know nothing about games...)
>
> So, anyone interested in maybe trying to get something like this
> going, please let me know. If you had the idea first, also let me
> know (as I am keen not to re-invent the wheel here...).
>
> Depending upon how we want to set it all up, we might need to look
> into stuff like requirements to do police checks and taking child
> protection and safety courses etc.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Edwards.
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