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Show HN: Yeah, a Ruby video game framework

54 points by Skoofoo 12y ago

Artemis2 12y ago
That name sounds really confusing. Looks neat otherwise.
- jimcsharp 12y ago
  Invokes... sarcasm? "Yeah, it's a Ruby video game framework. Wanna fight about it?"
- dyeje 12y ago
  Yeah, it kind of has a disorientating effect to it.
- Skoofoo 12y ago
  Thanks, I did not catch that before. I hope that the confusion will subside after Yeah becomes more well known.
  - ARCarr 12y ago
    You should add an exclamation point to the end. It'll make it sound more exciting, and less confusing.
    - seanewest 12y ago
      or don't do that
Skoofoo 12y ago
Author here. Make sure to check out the examples and docs! This is alpha-stage software, but there is roughly enough functionality to build a complete modern video game. Please ask me any questions you have! Feedback is appreciated.
- ccallebs 12y ago
  Is the main benefit to Yeah vs. other frameworks (Gosu in particular) that it compiles to JS? I'm actually weighing game framework options for a project I want to undertake.
  - Skoofoo 12y ago
    Gosu is a library that provides the basic building blocks for a video game, while Yeah is an opinionated framework designed to be fast to build games with. It is similar to Sinatra vs Ruby on Rails. A major feature of Yeah is a Processing/HTML5 Canvas-like drawing API. http://rdoc.info/github/yeahrb/yeah/9f065a6/Yeah/Display http://rdoc.info/github/yeahrb/yeah/9f065a6/Yeah/Display Yeah is in early development; more time-saving constructs and functionality are in the works (animated sprites, collision detection, touch controls, etc). Yeah compiles to JS now, though it is platform-agnostic - in the future it will also compile into PC executables and mobile apps.
    - ccallebs 12y ago
      Great, thank you for the write-up. I'll definitely have to take a look.
- djur 12y ago
  Neat! I had been trying to figure out what library to use for the upcoming Ludum Dare competition, and I think this answers it. I'll probably be peppering you with questions/feedback next weekend, in that case. Are GitHub issues the best way to do that?
  - Skoofoo 12y ago
    I think that this framework will be ideal for sprints like Ludum Dare. Please do write about any questions, suggestions, issues, and bugs via GitHub issues, or to my personal email: skoofoo@gmail.com
Pistos2 12y ago
Nice! The example code looks simple enough to understand relatively quickly, and it does seem to work (good on you to have working demos to show). May play with this some time soon. You should put some contact info in the README. e.g. IRC channel, or email (if you dare), or a pointer to github issues page.
- Skoofoo 12y ago
  Thank you for the kind words! Great suggestion, I will add all those to the README soon; in the meantime here it is: IRC channel: Freenode #yeahrb Email: skoofoo@gmail.com Issues: https://github.com/yeahrb/yeah/issues https://github.com/yeahrb/yeah/issues
nacs 12y ago
Have you considered using Pixi.js instead of pure canvas? Pixi.js uses WebGL with a canvas fallback and performance is much better: http://www.pixijs.com/ http://www.pixijs.com/
- Skoofoo 12y ago
  Early on I took a close look at Pixi.js, though it turned out to not be the right fit for the project. However, it is planned for Yeah to have an interchangeable WebGL renderer at some point, similar to Pixi.js and Three.js.
  - evo_9 12y ago
    You might want to also look at Phaser.io, which is built on pixi.js and is a full game library. Also, it's open source and free and quite nice to work with.
  - mattdesl 12y ago
    If you're looking at WebGL, check out StackGL. It's pretty much intended as a low level WebGL wrapper with a modular codebase, and lots of high level modules built on top of it.
TheOverSleeper 12y ago
I like this.

54 points by Skoofoo 12y ago

Artemis2 12y ago

That name sounds really confusing. Looks neat otherwise.

jimcsharp 12y ago
Invokes... sarcasm? "Yeah, it's a Ruby video game framework. Wanna fight about it?"
dyeje 12y ago
Yeah, it kind of has a disorientating effect to it.
Skoofoo 12y ago
Thanks, I did not catch that before. I hope that the confusion will subside after Yeah becomes more well known.
- ARCarr 12y ago
  You should add an exclamation point to the end. It'll make it sound more exciting, and less confusing.
  - seanewest 12y ago
    or don't do that

Skoofoo 12y ago

Author here. Make sure to check out the examples and docs! This is alpha-stage software, but there is roughly enough functionality to build a complete modern video game. Please ask me any questions you have! Feedback is appreciated.

ccallebs 12y ago
Is the main benefit to Yeah vs. other frameworks (Gosu in particular) that it compiles to JS? I'm actually weighing game framework options for a project I want to undertake.
- Skoofoo 12y ago
  Gosu is a library that provides the basic building blocks for a video game, while Yeah is an opinionated framework designed to be fast to build games with. It is similar to Sinatra vs Ruby on Rails. A major feature of Yeah is a Processing/HTML5 Canvas-like drawing API. http://rdoc.info/github/yeahrb/yeah/9f065a6/Yeah/Display http://rdoc.info/github/yeahrb/yeah/9f065a6/Yeah/Display Yeah is in early development; more time-saving constructs and functionality are in the works (animated sprites, collision detection, touch controls, etc). Yeah compiles to JS now, though it is platform-agnostic - in the future it will also compile into PC executables and mobile apps.
  - ccallebs 12y ago
    Great, thank you for the write-up. I'll definitely have to take a look.
djur 12y ago
Neat! I had been trying to figure out what library to use for the upcoming Ludum Dare competition, and I think this answers it. I'll probably be peppering you with questions/feedback next weekend, in that case. Are GitHub issues the best way to do that?
- Skoofoo 12y ago
  I think that this framework will be ideal for sprints like Ludum Dare. Please do write about any questions, suggestions, issues, and bugs via GitHub issues, or to my personal email: skoofoo@gmail.com

Pistos2 12y ago

Nice! The example code looks simple enough to understand relatively quickly, and it does seem to work (good on you to have working demos to show). May play with this some time soon. You should put some contact info in the README. e.g. IRC channel, or email (if you dare), or a pointer to github issues page.

Skoofoo 12y ago
Thank you for the kind words! Great suggestion, I will add all those to the README soon; in the meantime here it is: IRC channel: Freenode #yeahrb Email: skoofoo@gmail.com Issues: https://github.com/yeahrb/yeah/issues https://github.com/yeahrb/yeah/issues

nacs 12y ago

Have you considered using Pixi.js instead of pure canvas? Pixi.js uses WebGL with a canvas fallback and performance is much better: http://www.pixijs.com/ http://www.pixijs.com/

Skoofoo 12y ago
Early on I took a close look at Pixi.js, though it turned out to not be the right fit for the project. However, it is planned for Yeah to have an interchangeable WebGL renderer at some point, similar to Pixi.js and Three.js.
- evo_9 12y ago
  You might want to also look at Phaser.io, which is built on pixi.js and is a full game library. Also, it's open source and free and quite nice to work with.
- mattdesl 12y ago
  If you're looking at WebGL, check out StackGL. It's pretty much intended as a low level WebGL wrapper with a modular codebase, and lots of high level modules built on top of it.

TheOverSleeper 12y ago

I like this.