[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by slavik262

Any game besides Pong is a serious undertaking. I know you're just trying to get a lighthearted competition going, but game development is serious work. It would be more practical to have FIRST programmers join up than compete, each with their own project. I'm currently working with a college student on a Tactical RPG, and I've found that once you start work you begin to realize just how much goes into a game. There's a reason it takes professional game studios made up of a huge staff over a year to produce a game. Yes, commercial games are a lot more complicated than what you'd see here, but a game with any depth is a lot of work.

I am aware of this, don't think I do not have any experience with making games... I have started programming for the sole purpose of making games, even before I joined robotics. Obviously the contest would be at least 3 months


Also this is why I personally think that its good practice, its significantly more complex than robots, which is GREAT practice. BTW its not as complex as you say, its a big loop pretty much, handle input then logic then draw and repeat until game is exited or done