[casual_games] Tools

[Lionel Barret De Nazaris]

Well, the rule of thumb is to use lightweight tools.

Most companies have lightweight production process, so they use
lightweight tools.
for programming it means : Flash, Python, PopCap framework (I haven't
tested this one, someone could enlighten us on this one ?) etc...
Some use Java because of the browser integration (which is a big plus).
AFAIK few use c++.

But in the end, it depends on what you know. You should use c++ if you
know it well.

For the graphic tools, it's quite classic : 2D (photoshop or gimp) and
3D (3DSMAX and some free/open source software of which i have forgotten
the name). But most companies use freelance for the visual in their
game. After all, only the programmers are needed during the whole
project.

About security, I don't care much about security, those who can crack
your game (I am speaking of downloadable games) are not in your
demographic anyway.

On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 21:37 -0800, erwin nepo wrote:
> Hi evryone,
> 
> I'm a software developer for an IT consulting firm. I just wanna try
> out developing casual games. I've been studying the articles at the
> SIG and they've been very useful but can anyone suggest articles or
> papers about doing business with publishers/distributors especially
> concerning exclusivity, because some games can be found in so many
> sites, so does the publisher contact all these sites or are these
> sites publishers and do I have to contact each of these sites if I
> want them to carry my games.
> 
> Finally, what tools and languages do you use and what special
> libraries, if any are needed for casual games? And how do you
> implement security with regards to registration codes? Thanks
> 
> best regards,
> Erwin Nepomuceno
> 
> 
> 
> 
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