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

[Elliott Slaughter]

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Simon Ortiz <o.simon at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm thinking that using cl-opengl, rather than making another OpenGL
> wrapper, is definitively a good idea. The more standard, the better,
> right?
>
> Although I wonder if cl-opengl can be used as is. Android and iOS use
> OpenGL ES, which is a subset of the normal OpenGL.
>

Maybe the maintainers of cl-opengl might be able of offer more insight on
this? I myself am not particularly an expert on cl-opengl internals. At any
rate, the mailing list for that is:

http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cl-opengl-devel

I'll try to adapt cl-opengl into cl-opengles1 on the weekend. Let's
> see how far I can go.
>
> I'll let you know.
>
> --
> Simón Ortiz B., M.Sc., Ing. en Computación
> Linux Registered User #388735
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 23:08, Simon Ortiz <o.simon at gmail.com> wrote:
> > @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!
> >
> > --
> > 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
> >>
> >> "Don't worry about what anybody else is going to do. The best way to
> predict
> >> the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay
> >>
> >
>



-- 
Elliott Slaughter

"Don't worry about what anybody else is going to do. The best way to predict
the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay
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