From: Greg McIntyre <greg@...>
Date: 2002-10-24T18:58:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Ever write a video game in ruby?


I know people who have written little action games in Python, and I
expect the same thing can be done in Ruby (and more easily because of
the nice C interface). Although I'm not sure why such simple game logic
as exists in these games requires the power and flexibility of Ruby.

I'm writing a game which makes heavy use of Ruby to script all its
plot-and-dialogue-heavy activity. I currently have a demo where you can
walk around a map. Most of the data including the map structure is
stored in Ruby data structures, and is only queried and drawn from the C
library. It's fast enough but only just. It's probable that I could make
it more efficient but I'm currently more interested in implementing the
game's features.


> I have an in mind project to use ruby to control my graphic routines
> (made in C++ & asm). The thing I don't know now is if I'll embed ruby
> in my library or make my library a module of ruby.

I'm currently using the latter approach and it seems to work well.
Because the C library can define Ruby modules, methods and data
structures it can provide plug in replacements for equivalent Ruby
modules, for time-critical code.

-- 
Greg McIntyre
greg@puyo.cjb.net
http://puyo.cjb.net