Physics Jam/Todo

An overview of todos for the Jam.

Tutorials and intros

• Git

• Python (have mini-handbooks)

• pygame / olpc-games
  • General : use of keyboard and gamepad-button events, mouse grabbing

• Physics engine (with code library)
  • notes on pybox2d

• Vision processing (with code library)

• Squeak / Scratch tut

• Documenting work (wiki use & templates)

Attending

Tutor/mentors

• Eric J (physics/pybox2d)
• Nirav? uncertain (olpc-games?)
• Eithan (GAMBIT)
• DSD (git)
• Bobby P (sugar)
• ?? needed: squeak, mlab, art, music

Wandering mentors/support

• Brian J
• SJ
• Seth
• Mel? (doc)

Remote mentors

• Alex Levenson
• +5? we need full-time support for a games chan.

  Ben Schwarz? & friend?

  ask Don H / EA / Wade / Josh Minor (mtouch)

To contact

How to contact? Brian will be off-email 17-23. We need to process responses.

RT queue? Shared gmail acct?

Places to contact re: Physics Jam:

Box2D, physics games

• pygame lists http://www.pygame.org/wiki/info

* box2d.org forums and wiki (done by eric)

• pulpcore google group (done here
• processing.org events forum (done here)

* e-mail fun-motion ( matthew@fun-motion.com ) (done by brian)

Professional game development

• Philip Tan Boon Yew, MIT GAMBIT philip at mit

Python game devs

• Pygame mailing list - pygame-users@seul.org
• <nrp> you could drop an announcement on the gamedev.net forums or other game development forums

48 hour gamefesters

• Ludum dare
  • Mailing list - gamecompo AT sykhronics DOT com (from signed up, brian at laptop)
  • Blog - http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/

Musicians, MIDI software

• Matt from Boston Game Jam 07
• Midi - wuhsi at med mit

Geek media

• Slashdot.org

For donations

• M-audio sales at m-audio.com
• Wacom http://www.wacom.com/companyinfo/contact.cfm