[Edu-sig] VIDEO GAMES
Kevin Ollivier
kevino@tulane.edu
Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:46:47 -0400
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Hi Margie,
You can indeed create simple, or even complex, games using Python. =
(Although they will only work on PC.) In fact, quite a few people have =
done so! There is a web site called the "Vault of Parnassus" which has =
links to all sorts of programs written in Python, including games. The =
address is:=20
http://www.vex.net/parnassus/
Just go to that page and click on the "Games" section. There are plenty =
of examples there to look over. The nice thing about Python is that if =
the file ends with ".py", then you can see the code for the game! Most =
games have the source code available.=20
As for how to program games, the first thing you will need to do is =
learn Python of course! =3D) I would recommend taking the tutorials at =
python.org or getting yourself a book on Python. There aren't any =
game-specific books for programming Python, but just know that you'll =
use all the skills you learn in your Python book for creating games as =
well. Once you've done that, you should check out those examples I =
mentioned and head over to www.pygame.org, which contains a set of =
Python programming tools for building games. They even have an article =
for "newbies" who want to get started with Pygame at:=20
http://pygame.seul.org/docs/tut/newbieguide.html
It will take some time and effort to get to the point where you can =
write games in Python, so I would only recommend it if you're serious =
about learning to program. However, if you like computers and find =
programming interesting, then I think you'll enjoy the experience and =
give yourself some valuable new skills in the process!
Good luck!
Kevin Ollivier=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Margie Delahan=20
To: edu-sig@python.org=20
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 9:02 AM
Subject: [Edu-sig] VIDEO GAMES
Can you create simple video games using the python programming =
language. If so, how?
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Margie,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You can indeed create simple, or even =
complex,=20
games using Python. (Although they will only work on PC.) In fact, quite =
a few=20
people have done so! There is a web site called the "Vault of Parnassus" =
which=20
has links to all sorts of programs written in Python, including games. =
The=20
address is: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://www.vex.net/parnassus/">http://www.vex.net/parnassus/</A><=
/FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just go to that page and click on the =
"Games"=20
section. There are plenty of examples there to look over. The nice thing =
about=20
Python is that if the file ends with ".py", then you can see the code =
for the=20
game! Most games have the source code available. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As for how to program games, the first =
thing you=20
will need to do is learn Python of course! =3D) I would recommend taking =
the=20
tutorials at python.org or getting yourself a book on Python. There=20
aren't any game-specific books for programming Python, but =
just know=20
that you'll use all the skills you learn in your Python book for =
creating=20
games as well. Once you've done that, you should check out those =
examples I=20
mentioned and head over to <A =
href=3D"http://www.pygame.org">www.pygame.org</A>,=20
which contains a set of Python programming tools for building games. =
They even=20
have an article for "newbies" who want to get started with Pygame=20
at: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://pygame.seul.org/docs/tut/newbieguide.html">http://pygame.s=
eul.org/docs/tut/newbieguide.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It will take some time and effort to =
get to the=20
point where you can write games in Python, so I would only recommend it =
if=20
you're serious about learning to program. However, if you like =
computers=20
and find programming interesting, then I think you'll enjoy the =
experience and=20
give yourself some valuable new skills in the process!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good luck!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kevin Ollivier</FONT> </DIV>
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