Sandbox becoming free, more free hardware: aurora

LevelheadI don't really know yet how to play Levelhead, but it has GPL-ed code and CC-BY-SA-ed art assets. This means it's good, right? Right? Well, I'll try to find out whether or not you can play it without having to cut a LCD display in mouth-sized pieces first.Sandbox co-operative map editingThere's news regarding Sandbox, the child-friendly Sauerbraten-based 3D game/engine/editor. A completely freely licensed version is in the works. (Code and...

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UNF Game Development Camp and Pandora news

Quad FighterApproximately 50 high school students from Denmark have participated in the UNF Game Development Camp, and two of the results have been published under some of the Creative Commons Licenses.The seven teams' common tool was Blender and it's game engine. While the results seem very amateurish, I rather like the idea of involving children in the design of toys. Especially when preformed by non-profit organizations.Pandora logoThe ultra-mega-super-duper...

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jClassicRPG's major breakthrough in the field of playable!

jClassicRPG detailjClassicRPG 'Vigilante Eye' is out for us to get. The game engine is nearing completeness, dialogs and a quest system need implementing. Then we'll be able to slay our first 15 foxes for the lazy shepherd Osgar Lindquist. The following features all-ready work:Fighting: Bash (monsters) and be bashed (by monsters)!Items: Collect gold and pieces of wood from slain foxes!Camping: Rest to regenerate health, energy and mana!Leveling:...

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26 Year Conquest for Brains

Conquest (OpenGL)I think I found the oldest open source game out. It's called Conquest. In development since 1982. That's kinda awesome.It is a real-time, multi-player space warfare game. Both curses and OpenGL clients are provided. It looks a bit like 2D Star Trek ship battles (not stereotyping there, it just does).So, want to be brainier? Well, Brain Workshop might just be the answer.Brain Workshop is a free open-source Python implementation...

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Ludum Dare 12 and jClassicRPG updates

Ludum Dare 12 starts in three hours. There are three lists of hints for python game programmers who are going to join the competition: SolHSA�s, mrfun's and GBGames'. Hints that help you be resourceful, constructive and alive before, during and after the contest.jClassicRPG is getting bigger, prettier and cooler.By the way: Orbit-Hopper does work on my machine. Only the 1.16 build creates segfaults. 1.15 works fine. (Though suffers from extreme slowdown...

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Uzebox

Behold! The Uzebox!Uzebox is a retro and minimal game console, which supposedly will have an open architecture, driver and game soon. It is built for NES controllers and it's driver is written for NTSC. Take a look at this video to witness it's capabilities!PURITYIt's now possible to play PURITY with pre-compiled maps! See this thread for instructions. Currently there is half a dozen of maps, on which you can roll around and figure out what the different...

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Reading material

I finally managed to compile and play Be The Wumpus (using the CVS version). I had some trouble finding out how the controls work, but then found out that you don't turn in 90-degree steps and that you have to attack (space) to make the humans squeak in fear. I immediately started hunting down and consuming those two-legged pieces of meat.I am amazed by how this game appeals to your hunting instincts. It's also a game which will give you a break...

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