[gameprogrammer] Re: Game learning project of the month

I have an idea, either A. Take up the task of creating a new puzzle game, which 
can be as easy or as difficult as you make it, or B. take an existing puzzle 
game concept and re-create the game maybe with a fun new twist.

These types of games to me are the easiest to create, both graphically wise and 
code-wise because once you finish the logic behind the puzzle the rest is just 
setup display, setup input, Begin Menu Loop, display main menu, handle input, 
end Menu Loop, Based On input selected, either start game, or display score 
table, or exit game...  If New Game then begin game loop, check input, handle 
anything needs to be updated (pieces/score/lives/game status), then update 
display, Reset Input status, end game loop.  Outside game loop store final 
score table, go back to Menu Loop, If Display score selected display score 
table loop begin, show scores, handle input, end score table loop, go back to 
Menu Loop, if Exit Game selected Free any and all resources, Exit Game System.  
I hope this idea helps some people out that are trying to make a game for the 
first time.

I know I appreciate this list for all its insightful suggestions, and help on 
various topics.

Thanks,

Ken


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[mailto:gameprogrammer-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger D Vargas
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 7:22 AM
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Subject: [gameprogrammer] Re: Game learning project of the month

The Linux Game Tome has a similar initiative, called Game of the Month 
(GOTM). The idea is to take a game  that is about to release a playable 
version which has been delayed for some reason and push the work to 
improve it and reach the release. But usually work takes more than a month.

Olivier Delannoy escribió:
> Reading the discussion titled "Re: gameprogrammer Digest V4 #5" makes me 
> through of an idea of monthly game contest development. As you guys 
> spoted out, the most important aspect in order to find a job is to make 
> complete  games. I think that is true. However I find out, by my own 
> experience, that getting a game finished is hard for several reason. The 
> main one to me is : it's really hard to evaluate the complexity of a 
> project for a new game programmer. Something that looks small and simple 
> can end up being a complex and difficult project.
> 
> I don't know if anyone is interested, but I would find really 
> interesting to get "one month" or "two months" game project subject from 
> guru of game development reading this list. In order to make this fun it 
> might be organised in a kind of contest with one new project every (one 
> or two) months.
> 
> Olivier Delannoy

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