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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>In addition to EVE Online, Disney's Toontown Online is another example, along with Psi-Ops and Civ 4. Irrational, DICE, Totally Games and Troika all reportedly use Python in some capacity, either for gameplay scripting or as a development tool.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>At GDC 2008, a couple weeks from now, there are two sessions on Python. I'm presenting the first one below, which focuses on Python as a game development tool for TAs:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Python for Technical Artists</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="https://www.cmpevents.com/GD08/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=6459">https://www.cmpevents.com/GD08/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=6459</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>The other one, from the runtime front:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Snakes on a Seamless Living World!: Stackless Python as a Scripting Language</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="https://www.cmpevents.com/GD08/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=6464">https://www.cmpevents.com/GD08/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=6464</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>This goes back to 2002, but here's a good article from Bruce Dawson on the use of Python for gameplay scripting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2963/gdc_2002_game_scripting_in_python.php"><FONT face=Arial size=2>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2963/gdc_2002_game_scripting_in_python.php</FONT></A></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Adam Pletcher</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Technical Art Director</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> python-list-bounces+adam=volition-inc.com@python.org on behalf of t3chn0n3rd<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sun 2/3/2008 8:05 AM<BR><B>To:</B> python-list@python.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> python for game programming<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Is Python program language popular for game programming?<BR><BR>--<BR><A href="http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list">http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>