RE: Okej, here is GameX idea.

[wegifford <wegifford@GRUMPY.FORTLEWIS.EDU>]

>===== Original Message From gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com =====
>Exactly, simple and easy todo is what i want us to start with.
>
>Not as simple as a "hello world". I think we all have gone pass that
>stage in our programming. And we can't jump inte next Quake IV
>experience, because we will drown the project befor we started it.
>
>And defenitivt not a game that Mads suggests. A swat game can be
>fun to play, but a  hell to program. And we are not sitting in a game-
>house having meetings every monday morning where we decide our
>goals for the week. I think that most of us agree when i say that some
>or all of us have a dream to make a certain game, just like they fancy.
>I myself want to be able to make a 1 person view action/RPG with
>some roleplaying and monsterbashing parts in it.
>  But Hey, i am no star programmer, i donät have hundred thousand
>dollar in my back and programhouse experince. I will never be able to
>make my dream game.
>  I do know that i can learn how to make it, and that is bit by bit. Not
>jumping into making the best 3D engine i can imagine.Hell, i can't even
>draw graphics for the skins.
>
>We should do a spaceinvader, pacman or pong. These are the holy
>games we all should be able to say "I have made my own pacman,
>and it is better than the originale". The graphic gaming industy started
>with these games, according to me :). Sure there was others before that.
>Some text based adventuregames, simpel CGA 16 color graphics games
>that harldy could be called a game. more like shuffling data from one part
>of memory to another memory segment.
>
>Ok, lets goto the issue again. T be able to somewhat coordinate the efforts
>we do, i think we need a website that we can save our work and allows others
>to download files along our progress.
>  We shoul send in well documented sourcecodes, graphics and sound for
>the game(s). If gameprogrammer allow us to extract the specific topic about
>the game and use it like a diary on that site would be neat to. Otherwice the
>webmaster could simply extract the text from the e-mails and make a diary
>of it.
>
>As i told you all befor i am the worst candidate to be the pack leader.
Consider
>me the sponge you squese for ideas :)
>
>/Harri


Hello everyone,

   Now I know why I joined this list.  If someone can create a web page I can
host it at my school.  We are allowed to post our own websites etc...  I don't
know any HTML or Javascript.  I do know a little Java (JDK 1.3) but I really
don't have any practical knowledge about web site creation etc... I guess I
should learn but I really am getting to know C++ well.  Just give me a problem
and I will solve it.  I agree with Harri that we need to coordinate our
efforts so maybe everyone could get ICQ numbers and we all join a chat room to
try and figure out who is doing what etc....  Awesome, I also like the RPG
idea.  I think it would give a lot of people a chance to contribute something
to the project because not everyone is at an equal level.  The RPG idea is
really easy to break into modules and divide among a group of people to
accomplish a task. Anyway someone who has lots of time available please step
forward to take this project on as a Lead.  I would offer but I have never
created a game but I am good at organizing people and getting jobs done.

Will


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