[kde-edu]: KDE Educational Game proposal

[Chris Ing]

Hi Casper,
 I'd be interested to know more about your fluid simulation project at
your University. This summer I will be working on a project that is
quite similar to your idea for Google Summer of Code. I will be
implementing fast fluid/gas simulation in Step
(http://edu.kde.org/step/) however, I will not be working in 3D or
using OpenGL.

 A previous summer of code student was also building a game using the
Step engine, so a "smoke and fans" based game may be quite feasible
within our current engine, albeit in 2D, if my summer of code project
is successful.

-Chris


On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Casper van Donderen
<casper.vandonderen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was just walking outside and suddenly got an idea for a Educational
> Game & would like some feedback on the idea.
>
> Currently I'm working on a fluid simulation project at my university
> and I was thinking of differentiating that into a KDE Application for
> which I do not yet know a name. I am thinking something like
> KSmokeAlarm.
>
> The idea is that there is a source of gasses that try to set of a
> smoke alarm. The goal of the user is placing fans in such a manner
> that the smoke does not reach the alarms. but instead goes out the
> chimney/opened window.
> The gameplay will be a bit similar the The Incredible Machine.
>
> This application is educational since it should learn people about the
> flow of gasses (it should look similar to the nVidia Box of Smoke, but
> then in 2D: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWh2A5Fmxgk ).
>
> When developed it should be an OpenGL application which means that ATM
> it will not work that well in combination with Compositing/Desktop
> Effects on some configurations (the current Intel driver in OpenSuSE
> for example).
>
> Is this something that could be a KDE project?
>
> Casper
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