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

[Simon Ortiz]

@Jake: thanks for your encouragement!

@Elliot: thanks for the information. I sent an email to the mailing
list. I'm waiting for a reply :D

I'm willing to do the adaptation my self, but it'd be nice to count
with some support from the maintainers.

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



On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 09:49, Elliott Slaughter
<elliottslaughter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>