Any particular reason for this survey? (Esperantist collaboration on an all-Esperanto game, perhaps...? )

Fenris_kcf:
Yeah, that makes me state the question: Why? I think this could also be interesting for Esperantists, which don't speak English.

I posted in an Esperanto forum on Lernu, too. (Though I saw you already saw that)

Fenris_kcf:Another one: Will you make the results available to the public?

Moosader:After about a week or so, or whenever voting kind of dies down, I'm going to post an article with the results.

Yes they'll be public.

kaŝperanto:Any particular reason for this survey? (Esperantist collaboration on an all-Esperanto game, perhaps...? )

I like making games in my spare time, and I include Esperanto translations now that it's part of my life.

I know there are other Esperantist programmers, so I think the data would be useful to them, too.

And, I want to introduce people who might like to get into game development to tools they could use to make games they like (e.g., AGS for adventure games, RenPy for visual novels.)

Moosader:...I want to introduce people who might like to get into game development to tools they could use to make games they like (e.g., AGS for adventure games, RenPy for visual novels.)

I didn't know what RenPy is, so I just googled it. Looks cool. If you have any other cool tips or tricks then let us know. Maybe you could give us a list of your favorite tools.

Moosader:

kaŝperanto:Any particular reason for this survey? (Esperantist collaboration on an all-Esperanto game, perhaps...? )

I like making games in my spare time, and I include Esperanto translations now that it's part of my life.

I know there are other Esperantist programmers, so I think the data would be useful to them, too.

And, I want to introduce people who might like to get into game development to tools they could use to make games they like (e.g., AGS for adventure games, RenPy for visual novels.)

Cool. Well I can program, translate, and possibly conjure up a decent storyline, but I'd be at a loss to create my own artwork.

Alkanadi:

Moosader:...I want to introduce people who might like to get into game development to tools they could use to make games they like (e.g., AGS for adventure games, RenPy for visual novels.)

I didn't know what RenPy is, so I just googled it. Looks cool. If you have any other cool tips or tricks then let us know. Maybe you could give us a list of your favorite tools.

Yeah, I'll post an article on Sunday with a list of some tools with tips (like, Scratch is available in Esperanto).

'til then, I also have this list of tools for programming, art, music, or finding royalty-free assets: http://www.moosader.com/create/

kaŝperanto:...but I'd be at a loss to create my own artwork.

I am in the same boat as you. You can take a risk with royalty free images but who knows if the author copied them or not. Here is a decent site. Link

I think it is better to take photos of things in real life and then cartoonize them in some way. That is how I usually make art without actually drawring something myself.

If anyone knows of any other sneaky work arounds then feel free to let us know

Alkanadi:

kaŝperanto:...but I'd be at a loss to create my own artwork.

I am in the same boat as you. You can take a risk with royalty free images but who knows if the author copied them or not. Here is a decent site. Link

I think it is better to take photos of things in real life and then cartoonize them in some way. That is how I usually make art without actually drawring something myself.

If anyone knows of any other sneaky work arounds then feel free to let us know

I also run ArtSader, which has been pretty inactively lately, but once I update the site to be easier to use I can hopefully get my gamedev community to start contributing more. Of course, whenever I have time, I am totally willing to do royalty-free art for non-commercial and commerical projects, which could also be posted to ArtSader.
I've also thought of making a Visual Novel character generator, which wouldn't be too hard. Mix and match body types with hair and clothes and such.

Moosader:I've also thought of making a Visual Novel character generator, which wouldn't be too hard. Mix and match body types with hair and clothes and such.

That would be awesome! Can you make sure to clearly state how we can use the characters? For example, what creative commons license they would be under.

I was think about making a non-digital children's book, or comicbook, or something like that in Esperanto (once I learn the language better). Since, I would be putting it in print, I really want to make sure about the licensing.

I took the poll, but I'm actually more of a tabletop game fan (eurogames, RPGs) than a video-game player. I have started teaching a course "The Psychology of Gaming" at my college and am a novice tabletop game designer. As I'm just (re-)learning Esperanto now, I've been idly wondering lately about the possibilities of a tabletop game that somehow incorporates the language.

Fun fact: I noticed that the documentary "Going Cardboard" has subtitles available in Esperanto!

doug_maynard:I took the poll, but I'm actually more of a tabletop game fan (eurogames, RPGs) than a video-game player. I have started teaching a course "The Psychology of Gaming" at my college and am a novice tabletop game designer. As I'm just (re-)learning Esperanto now, I've been idly wondering lately about the possibilities of a tabletop game that somehow incorporates the language.

Fun fact: I noticed that the documentary "Going Cardboard" has subtitles available in Esperanto!

I have never played it, but my neighbors are fans of D&D and we've been planning on trying to play it for some time now. I've been thinking of making my character only able to speak Esperanto for some reason (foreign land, ancient language, etc.), even though I know it would be a great inconvenience to the group. I could easily see a fantasy type game where Esperanto is the ancient language. Maybe first you would have riddles/tales written in Esperanto, but as you progressed you would encounter characters who speak it, or it would otherwise become more important.