[zag]

This is totally cool.

Please please please write a tutorial on how to code a python game, if only the structure of the add-on

It would help other people build many games in the future

Wiki Game Tutorial

[joethefox]

nice game, I enjoyed playing it

[sphere]

Please please please write a tutorial on how to code a python game, if only the structure of the add-on

To be honest, the sum of that games are not very popular in XBMC and that there is no generic pattern in writing games makes me feel that this would be wasted time. I owe you one wiki tutorial (I promised) so I will put my time in the ScreenSaver_Tutorial instead, ok?

[zag]

Hehe fine, anything is good!

I came from a HTPC project where virtually every add-on was based on a tutorial and many new programmers learnt that way. Just trying to replicate it here

This is a great site for anyone wanting to port python games http://pygame.org/news.html

[da-anda]

@sphere - I think if we'd have a nice game section this would change. Just yesterday I played tick-tack-toe with my brother - that game needs a facelift though - just as the XBMC arkanoid clone

[zag]

Do we even have a games category?

http://addons.xbmc.org/

I seem to remember creating an icon for it on the front-end but maybe it got lost somewhere along the way.

[sphere]

@sphere - I think if we'd have a nice game section this would change. Just yesterday I played tick-tack-toe with my brother - that game needs a facelift though - just as the XBMC arkanoid clone

There is already an XBMC tic-tac-toe? Didn't know it. Could be interesting...
Btw, I PM'd you in IRC - got a few minutes?

Do we even have a games category?

http://addons.xbmc.org/

I seem to remember creating an icon for it on the front-end but maybe it got lost somewhere along the way.

Nope, there isn't. But there also is no real extension point for games. I chose "script.game.<ID>" but this isn't official. Twinther's Movie Quit has just "script.moviequiz"...
Same within XBMCs addon manager, games are just programs (like plugin.program.foo and script.foo) - maybe this is one for gotham+1 (or "Heisenlix" or "Helixberg")

[da-anda]

oh, we have a couple games - not in official repo anymore, but they are still out there and I installed them ages ago. Might be worth a try to bring them up in shape for Heisenlix - you can find them here: https://github.com/XBMC-Addons

and I just answered your IRC ping - just came back from lunch

[joethefox]

Ok, I really enjoy playing this game through XBMC interface, it works great also with the remote app gesture zone Is there any reason why it isn't public?