The document discusses the Gluon game development framework, highlighting its structure which includes core libraries for graphics, audio, and input management. It covers the tools available for game creation, including Gluon Creator for prototyping and Gluon Player for user interaction. It also mentions future developments and the release timeline of the framework, emphasizing its use of OpenGL and Box2D for game physics.

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Future Game Development in KDE
Ronny Yabar Aizcorbe
2010.03 | Lima/PUCP | LinuxWeek

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Agenda

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Linux Games

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Games on Linux
●Alien Arena
●Enemy Territory
●Savage
●Tremulous
●UrbanTerror
●Open Arena
●Return To Castle Wolfenstein_2

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KDE Games

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KPeg

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qt.nokia.com

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QSlider *slider = new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal);
QSpinBox *spinBox = new QspinBox;
slider->setRange(0,130);
spinBox->setRange(0,130);
connect(slider, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
spinBox, SLOT(setValue(int)));
connect(spinBox, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
slider, SLOT(setValue(int)));

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Gluon
QT4/KDE4 games library using openGL, openAL, Box2D
Gluon manage sound, graphics, and control input.

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Gluon History
Gran Canaria Desktop Summit – July 2009
Sacha "DrIDK" Schutz – Project Founder

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Gluon Sprint
Nokia offices in Munich – October 2009

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Gluon Structure
●core
libGluonCore
●graphics
libGluonGraphics
●audio
libGluonAudio
●input
libGluonInput
●creator
Gluon Creator, the Gluon editing application.
●player
Gluon PLayer, the Gluon users interaction.

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GluonGraphics

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GluonGraphics
Box2D - 2D physics engine for games

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GluonGraphics
Shaders and Effects - Shader API

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GluonInput

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GluonAudio

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Gluon Creator
Tool that allows designers and artists to easily
prototype and create games

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Gluon Player
Play, communicate and share information about the games

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Gluon future - QT 4.6
Animation Framework, Graphics Effects,
Qt3D enablers, Performance Optimizations

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Gluon Release
2010.07 Alpha 1

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http://gitorious.org/gluon
http://gluon.tuxfamily.org/

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Questions?