Build your own Ruby-powered Arcade Machine!

Have you ever wished you could re-live the fun you had as a kid playing those arcade games? Have you ever wanted to learn 2D game programming with Ruby? Now is the time! The hardware is cheap. The libraries are easy to learn. This session will cover basic game programming techniques using Ruby, as well as the hardware and software you need in order to build and run your own Ruby-powered arcade machine.

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1. Build Your Own Ruby-Powered Arcade Machine! Press Start Monday, November 11, 13
2. Andrew Havens > Senior Software Engineer < www.andrewhavens.com twitter.com/misbehavens www.copio.us Monday, November 11, 13
3. Let’s Play a Game! Monday, November 11, 13
4. Level 1 Building the Machine Monday, November 11, 13
5. Planning It Out > Cabinet Format Monday, November 11, 13
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13. Mom’s Arcade? Monday, November 11, 13
14. Planning It Out Cabinet Format > Control Panel Layout Monday, November 11, 13
15. Players How many players? Monday, November 11, 13
16. Which buttons? How many? Buttons Monday, November 11, 13
17. How noisy? How authentic? Switches Monday, November 11, 13
18. Joysticks 4-way or 8-way Stick or Ball Top Monday, November 11, 13
19. Extras Trackballs Flight Sticks Light Guns Steering Wheels Monday, November 11, 13
20. Avoid Control Panel Chaos! Monday, November 11, 13
21. http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html Popular Arcade Layout Templates Monday, November 11, 13
22. Planning It Out Cabinet Format Control Panel Layout > Keyboard Encoder Monday, November 11, 13
23. 2-player I-PAC Value Edition $35 ultimarc.com Monday, November 11, 13
24. Planning It Out Cabinet Format Control Panel Layout Keyboard Encoder > Computer Monday, November 11, 13
25. Reuse an old computer! Monday, November 11, 13
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27. My Old Dell Laptop Monday, November 11, 13
28. Dell Problems S-Video required dongle, custom XP software, and manual click to activate Monday, November 11, 13
29. Dell Problems S-Video required dongle, custom XP software, and manual click to activate Not kiosk friendly. Monday, November 11, 13
30. Raspberry Pi - $35 Monday, November 11, 13
31. Raspberry Pi - $35 Composite Video!!! Monday, November 11, 13
32. Planning It Out Cabinet Format Control Panel Layout Keyboard Encoder Computer > Construction Monday, November 11, 13
33. Construction 3/4” MDF or Plywood 1 1/8” Hole Saw 22-28 Gauge Electrical Wire Spray Paint Monday, November 11, 13
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35. Covered with textured contact paper Monday, November 11, 13
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40. Level 2 Writing the Software Monday, November 11, 13
41. “Front-end” (Game Launcher) Monday, November 11, 13
42. “Front-end” (Game Launcher) Monday, November 11, 13
43. “Front-end” (Game Launcher) Monday, November 11, 13
44. Build your own! Monday, November 11, 13
45. How to create a desktop app with Ruby? Monday, November 11, 13
46. Curses Monday, November 11, 13
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49. www.libgosu.org Monday, November 11, 13
50. Fullscreen Graphical Apps Powered by C++, OpenGL Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux Monday, November 11, 13
51. Gosu Basics •Hardware abstraction •Provides Run Loop •Handles Input (Keyboard/Mouse) •APIs for Shapes, Images, Audio, Text Monday, November 11, 13
52. Gosu Structure Monday, November 11, 13
53. Input Monday, November 11, 13
54. Images Monday, November 11, 13
55. Sounds Monday, November 11, 13
56. Shapes Monday, November 11, 13
57. Text Monday, November 11, 13
58. Example Game github.com/ruby-rcade/balloon-popper Monday, November 11, 13
59. rcade_controls github.com/ruby-rcade/rcade_controls Monday, November 11, 13
60. Presentation Gem Monday, November 11, 13
61. Ruby Game Engines •MRI, Rubinius •> Gosu - Desktop •RubyMotion •> Joybox - iOS •JRuby •> LibGDX, Slick2D Desktop, Android Monday, November 11, 13
62. Gosu Libraries •Game Engines •> Chingu •> Gamebox •> Metro •Physics Engine •> Chipmunk Monday, November 11, 13
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67. •Python is installed by default on Raspbian •Pygame works on Raspberry Pi •Pygame uses the SDL library instead of custom C++ code •Are kids learning Python instead of Ruby? Monday, November 11, 13
68. Future of Ruby? Monday, November 11, 13
69. What can we do? Monday, November 11, 13
70. Improve Gosu •Help Gosu run on Raspberry Pi and/or improve maintainability by swapping out custom Gosu C++ for SDL Monday, November 11, 13
71. Education •Get involved in teaching kids game programming with Ruby •> GameEducationPDX.com •> KidsRuby, tools, tutorials Monday, November 11, 13
72. Change Perceptions Monday, November 11, 13
73. Computer Science does not mean you will spend your life working on applications that look like Microsoft Excel. Monday, November 11, 13
74. Improve Neglected Areas of Ruby Monday, November 11, 13
75. RubyGameDev.com Monday, November 11, 13
76. CompartmentCMS.com Monday, November 11, 13
77. ...but I digress. Monday, November 11, 13
78. Level 3 Professional Game Programming Monday, November 11, 13
79. Commerical Games Top App Store Category Game Market: $70B industry Avg. iOS Indie Game: $86k rev/game in 12mo Monday, November 11, 13
80. Multi-Platform Mobile Desktop Console Monday, November 11, 13
81. What do they have in common? Monday, November 11, 13
82. C / C++ Monday, November 11, 13
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84. mruby minimal Ruby implementation small, embeddable, modular compile with your C or C++ code leverage existing C++ game libraries Monday, November 11, 13
85. installing mruby Clone it & Compile it Monday, November 11, 13
86. mruby Example Monday, November 11, 13
87. mruby Example Monday, November 11, 13
88. mruby Example Monday, November 11, 13
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90. mruby Example example.rb Monday, November 11, 13
91. More mruby ruby-rcade/mruby-game-engine-example mruby.sh (latest news) ??? Monday, November 11, 13
92. What Next? •Join RubyGameDev.com •Learn C Programming •Get started using mruby •Help others get started •Help build mruby powered game libraries Monday, November 11, 13
93. Resources ArcadeControls.com (wiki, forum) SlagCoin.com GroovyGameGear.com Ultimarc.com mruby.sh (latest news) github.com/ruby-rcade Monday, November 11, 13