August 2024 Август

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+Title: Rethinking
+Date: 2024-08-12 00:00
+Category: News
+Slug: rethinking
+Lang: en
+
+![Game][game]
+
+When July started my initial plan was to make the instrument support Python to
+JavaScript code translation. However, this did not happen because tasks with
+higher priority emerged.
+
+Which task is more important than develpment of the instrument?
+Development of a game, of course! Now, let's go back to the beginning of
+July 2024...
+
+# Gamejam
+
+["Start the game"][jam] 3-day gamejam finished in the beginning of July 2024.
+I participated in the jam to validate the instrument under development and
+to get along with other gamedev hobbysts. Getting to know one of the hobbysts -
+Eugene - lead to the creation of ["Tail and shadow"][tail] project,
+a 2D adventure.
+
+# July
+
+As a result, I spent July to create a prototype with the single core mechanics -
+mouse click.
+
+Current technical details of the prototype look like this:
+
+* INI-like format is used to configure the game prototype
+* Python is used for game logic with elements of cross-language dialect
+* Python Arcade is used for rendering
+* the prototype runs on macOS, Linux, Windows
+* the prototype is controlled only by mouse clicks
+* every asset is first drawn by hand and then brought into digital world by GIMP + ImageMagick
+* one can specify static elements to display floor, walls and similar environment
+* one can specify active items like doors to have interaction with by mouse clicks
+* one can specify comments when clicking on an active item to display hints
+
+# August
+
+I plan to implement scene switching in August.
+
+[game]: ../../images/2024_rethinking.jpg
+[jam]: https://dtf.ru/games/2783053-nachni-igru-ocenka-videorolikov
+[tail]: https://t.me/Tail_and_shadow