Something a bit different

[Narvius]

I guess the programming part won't be the problem. The devices would require some more work.

[Aknight]

I just read through the documentation for the toolkit and it's only free to use for research institutes and academic purposes so, maybe not. I'll keep looking for one that has a free license; anybody got any pointers?

I did a quick bit of research on devices and found this website: http://gamesalfresco.com/2008/04/16/...e-video-games/
Obviously this is just an overview.

I've got a busy couple of days ahead of me but once that is over I'll try and collate as much reference material as I can and provide some sort of design statement as a basis for discussion.

[Patashu]

For a short time scale roguelike, how about Shiren the mysterious wanderer? Surely someone else here has played it.

[Aknight]

Never heard of it mate
Do you have a link so we can check it out and I can add it to my list of reference material?

[Bandobras]

Am I mistaken it's commercial? You'll probably have no luck convincing the authors to let you use it as a base for anything...

[Aknight]

Nah, you're not mistaken Bandobras. I read through the documentation and it's only free to use for academic & research institutes. I'll keep on looking for a free platform though. When I get a chance I'll try and get in contact with the company and see what they say, you never know.

[Bandobras]

I was talking about Shiren the mysterious wanderer, actually, but OK. With such new ideas and technologies it may be difficult to get a free SDK. But who knows?

[Fuma]

It's all really cool, but how will you deal with player death? Monsters? Attacking?

If you like outdoor games, why not go play paintball? Or even better (and more roguelike) play a LARP with some friends?

I'm not criticising, but just giving ideas about how you could realise your roguelike fantasies.