From: Steven Davidovitz <steviedizzle@...>
Date: 2007-03-14T23:45:02+09:00
Subject: Re: What graphical frontend for a simple 2D game?

On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:01:42 +0900
"Jason Roelofs" <jameskilton@gmail.com> wrote:

> Check out RUDL (http://rudl.sourceforge.net/), it's a more Ruby-esque
> wrapper around SDL.
> 
> Jason
> 
> On 3/13/07, ChrisKaelin <ck1@stonedragon.ch> wrote:
> >
> > Since I'm so fascinated scripting my everyday's sysadmin needs with
> > ruby since 1 month, I just started for fun a little project creating
> > an rpg-like game (you know, dwarves, elves'n'stuff). Just for test
> > purposes. But as I realized with time, that the classes are so easy to
> > extend and each new "feature" I have in mind can be implemented so
> > fast and easy, I came to the point, where I thought "What about a
> > graphical interface?"
> > So, my question now is: What is the best interface to use for this
> > (also having portability in mind)? SDL, OpenGL or rubygames (which
> > unfortunately I'm not able to install on my ubuntu box yet...).
> >
> > Or maybe someone knows already of a working example of something
> > similar?
> >
> > Thanks for any hints or suggestions
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> 

RUDL is fairly old and outdated with the last release in 2004. I'd say first try rubygame, then Ruby/SDL, and finally if you have to, RUDL.