[lisp-game-dev] Lisp games on Android!

[Simon Ortiz]

@Joop: thanks! I'll read into CC0 :)

@Elliot: whether or not to use cl-OpenGL is an undecided matter. Right
now, just for testing, I wrote a pair of function wrappers. If you
would like to add cl-OpenGL to the project, you are more than welcome!

Thanks for your replies!

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Simón Ortiz B., M.Sc., Ing. en Computación
Linux Registered User #388735



On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 02:06, Elliott Slaughter
<elliottslaughter at gmail.com> wrote:
> When you talk about making a wrapper around OpenGL, are you using cl-opengl?
> I already use cl-opengl in my game engine, so if you did that would
> encourage me to think about supporting Android. Otherwise (if you are
> writing your own wrapper) I would probably be discouraged from attempting to
> port my engine.
> Thanks.
> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Simon Ortiz <o.simon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> dear Lispers and dear game-devs,
>>
>> I'm working on a project to make games on Lisp for smartphones.
>>
>> I'm writing to let you all know of this project. If someone is
>> interested, please let me know, so we can advance the project faster
>> and make better code.
>>
>> The project works using ECL, which has being ported to Android and iOS
>> thanks to the work of Ram Krishnan and Sylvain Ageneau. Right now, you
>> can start ECL on these devices, load and execute any Lisp code. As an
>> example, which is included in the project, you can run a Swank server
>> on the devices, and connect to it from Slime.
>>
>> I'm starting from those projects and I'm attempting to make the
>> connections necessary for making games. My first target is Android.
>> Right now, Lisp can communicate with OpenGL (but there are some
>> crashes...), and Java can communicate touch events to Lisp.
>>
>> The first goal is to be able to draw OpenGL primitives (without
>> crashing), draw textures, and output sound. The second goal is to
>> build the same connections for iOS. The third goal, for the remote
>> future, is to have internet connections. And the fourth goal, for an
>> even farther future, is to read gyroscopes data and GPS data.
>>
>> This project is not aiming at making a Lisp game engine. That is left
>> as an exercise for the developer. But with all the connections there,
>> making your game/engine should be easier.
>>
>> Also, since this project is aiming at releasing games through the App
>> Store, it cannot contain any GPL software. All my work is on the
>> public domain (as in "yes, you can go, use it, make money, and never
>> tell me"). ECL is released under the LGPL license, so there should be
>> no problems if you fulfill your responsibilities.
>>
>> If you want to check the (still crashing) project go to:
>>
>> https://github.com/o-simon/ecl-smartphones
>>
>> If you want to collaborate, please send me an email. I'll give you
>> write access to the repository.
>>
>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> --
>> Simón Ortiz B., M.Sc., Ing. en Computación
>> Linux Registered User #388735
>>
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> Elliott Slaughter
>
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