[Eom-users] ** NEWBIE ** - Introduction

[Chris M. <cmc...@th...>]

Hello all,
	My name is Chris McCormick.  I'm a 27 year-old programmer in the States.  I've been programming for a few years, mostly in web stuff (HTML, javascript, ASP, PHP, etc.)  I do a good bit of work these days 
with PHP and databases; you can see my main ongoing project at www.the-athenaeum.org.  
	I play a lot of computer games, and have always been intrigued by them, especially good roleplaying games with a fully-realized world (I'm thinking Fallout, Arcanum, Baldur's Gate, Ultima, etc.).  I also love 
strategy games, especially Blizzard and Westwood's stuff.  I've always wanted to learn to program them, but frankly, it's pretty difficult, and as a dad with a full-time job, it's hard to find the time.  I've attempted on a 
couple of occasions to learn C++ and DirectX, but not gotten very far.
	All of which leads up to Python.  I started programming with Python about a year ago, and wrote a small virtual life app using Tkinter.  But I got stuck when I tried to convert to a tile-based map, and quit using 
Python for a while.  Now, several months later, I've discovered SDL and PyGame, and I'm very excited again.  I'm working on several small projects, and trying to learn everything I can.  I'd love to work with you guys 
on EOM.
	I can jump in wherever you need help, though it'll take me a while to get up to speed, and I'll no doubt ask a lot of dumb questions.  The main obstacle to me right now is that I can't use CVS at work, where I 
actually do most of my coding (remember the dad thing?).  If there was any way you could package a zip file of the directory structure (I use WinME), it would help me tremendously.  

Hoping that there is a place for me,
Chris McCormick

work e-mail: cmc...@th...
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