Gaming For Freedom

Google Tech Talks
June 6, 2008

ABSTRACT

Tim, Founder of the Thousand Parsec project, will explore the universe of Free and Open Source computer games, drawing on his personal experience as a case study for successfully building and contributing
to an Open Source game project. Many areas will be covered including many which are of interest to people who don't normally play games! Discover the variety and creativity of some existing FOSS games, learn
about how commercial games are using FOSS and finally, *how to start your own game project*.

Speaker: Tim Ansell
Tim Ansell has given talks about FOSS gaming at a number of conferences and organised the Gaming Miniconf at Linux.conf.au 2007 and 2008.

Tim is an avid FOSS game developer, founding the Thousand Parsec project 7 years ago in 2001. Originally getting involved in FOSS development via a game project called WorldForge, he now believes that games are a very important part of the FOSS ecosystem.

More info at http://blog.mithis.net/archives/games/82-techtalk-gamingforfreedom

Slides available at http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://blog.mithis.net/wp-content/upload...

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[brianxhhj]

Games are the main reason personal computers are getting more and more powerful.

[TheBaron0000]

Shame there are like 9 people in the audiance, its a good Tech Talk

[jamergun]

i like foss games because you dont need to have a high powered pc to run all the foss games can run easy i tryed a 5 year old laptop and ran freedom and it runs like it was a new pc

[TheSweScar]

Games dont need to be so over grafical to be fun. Its to bad that you need to pay about 300-500 dollers to get a good rig to even play today.

Im all for open sorce is just to bad i cant build games myself i would if i could

[Bdawg71692]

STEPMANIA!!!!! im really really good at that game =]with feet and fingers =D

[lonebard]

If this guy designs games like he does his powerpoint presentations he must produce some really quality PONG clones.

[DrMu5tCh3at2W1n]

this guy doesnt know how to spell civilization either...

[DrMu5tCh3at2W1n]

The problem with FOSS is many game engines die out and people lose interest. Plus many people that start with FOSS and home-brewing eventually are pro and sellout to EA games and other big time companies.

[GyroCoder]

Not exactly a charismatic speaker but I like what he's saying.

[Brandon0828]

BIG CROWD

[totioioio]

1 hour ?? lol

[yeshisees]

Thats a picture of Australia. I'm Australian, not Austrian.  This presentation was interesting in more ways than one.