Re: [Tuxmath-devel] [Tuxpaint-devel] Game Idea

[scottmc <sco...@gm...>]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Mahendra Chouhan <mon...@gm...>wrote:

> Hi,
> I am mahendra chouhan , 3rd year b.tech student(IIT-BHU). I saw the idea
> page and installed tuxmath. I really liked the game.
> I am intrested in extending the game for android devices with some
> modification.I am planning to include multiplayer mode in current game
> using bluetooth/wifi so that player can compete with each other.
> Currently i have a vauge game idea - The game will have 'bricks' and
> 'ballons' , each person can shoot bricks(that increases his weight) or
> ballons(that decreases every other players weight) as per the mathematical
> equations.Player with the highest weight will win in the end.Mathematical
> equations can be of several types like finding the brick with highest
> weight or arithmetic etc. I was planning to include other features as well
> like mazes(player that solves the maze faster wins) or some sort of quiz
> etc.
>
> Other thing that i had in mind was using box2d/andEngine to create a
> simple real physics game(something similar to cryaon physics)
> we can use it to teach kids physics.goal of the game is to take an object
> from point A to point B.On clearing a level player will be awarded a new
> item like spring/rocket(and some info on them) etc to use in next
> level.This can be include in TuxPaint as an extension.
>
> My skills include c/c++,java,python. I have previously worked on
> Qt,twisted and android platform. I have a keen interest in developing
> multiplayer games for mobile devices and networking. I have worked on
> simple android apps like jigsaw puzzle,music player,BluetoothChatserver etc
> and experience in implementing
> simple games like snake,single player tic-tac-toe in c++ and creating
> simple networking apps like keylogger,file browser,chat server etc in qt
> and twisted.
>
>  Can I purpose multiple projects ? if not which one should i choose ? need
> suggestions..
>


Mahendra,
Yes, you can propose more than one project.  Be sure to put in details for
each project, vaguely described projects probably won't get picked.  For
tuxmath I'll defer to the tuxmath list, I've cc'd that list on this reply.
 I encourage you to discuss your tuxpaint idea(s) further with them.

It's not clear to me how the physics game can be made into an extension for
tuxpaint. Your description sounds a lot like numpty physics (
http://numptyphysics.garage.maemo.org/).  It might be interesting to have a
tool or mode that will make a drawing come to life using box2d, but the
idea would have to be better defined. Play around with tuxpaint for a
little while and see what ideas you come up with that would fit into the
program.  Keep in mind that tuxpaint runs on several different OS and
hardware platforms, not all of which support box2d, for those that don't
your add-on would need to detect that during configure and just not build
on that platform.  I see you've done some android development, you might
also consider a project to port tuxpaint to android.

In your proposal(s) be sure to include details, including your skills,
project timeline/goals, etc.

-scottmc