What about an open tutorials project ?

It's a great idea.
The first step may be to create Wiki on Google project page.

Hi !

Idea is to create quality examples and short open games licensed under creative commons, like The Blender foundation can do with his open-projects, but more focused on education/tutorials.

Making a "pure" open-game is also one idea, but maybe education is the first step, that's a taught.

Why funded and sponsored ? Because producing content need support and time, and open-source people are also eating !

This topic is about a taught, I'm waiting some responses/comments,
let me know what is your opinion about it.

Thanks,
Anaël.

Hi

although it is a good idea to start making a tutorial from zero but I think the engine need another thing, it needs to be publicized, more and more, and for that if you could make a documentation like what we see about Unreal game engine, especially video tutorials part (http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/VideoTutorials.html), it will be more logical. a wise step.

society needs to know about your engine (how to work with, understands its capabilities and so on), and they will make open source games with the engine like what we see in other project, when it is popular with more fans and contributor at that point surely it is logical making this kind of tutorial.

Last edited by hassan (2011-02-25 04:46:17)

I support the idea, the sooner we have some infos on the basics of maratis, the faster we can start making
concrete & good looking projects
And i think funding isn't necessary at this time, just let people toy around and share what they
discover (if they are willing to !)

I'm currently working on a Car game and (fake)2D platformer for a start, planning to make tuts about this
if i can bring them to a decent level

Well I am willing to do Maratis C++, Lua, and Blender Tutorials

And provided asset packs: Here are a few screenshots.

Cut out tree's and Plants Example

Larger View

Here are some Random Objects

Larger View

Character Modeling

Larger View

I can also do story telling.

Your character walks into a two story house.

The house is very dirty with low light levels, the lighting has a very faint greenish tone.

Laying in a recliner is an over-weight putrid corps of a man.

The tv is on but there is just static on it.

There are rats running around everywhere.

Upstairs there is a little girls room.

The little girls room has carpet and wallpaper, there is one large section
of blood soaked carpet by the girls bed. there are random furnishings,
and a closet.

Once your character makes it to the center of the room, things start
to lightly vibrate you hear squeaking, from the bed, the light on a chain above your head
starts to sway back and fourth.

The wallpaper on the walls starts to bubble……
Your character turns around to run for the door but before you git there the door slams!

shut. You can’t get the door open…..
Suddenly everything goes quiet…….
You hear this horrible demonic scream of a female child……

A dead/demonic dirty little girl in a white blood stained night gown comes crawling out
from underneath the bed. She has long black hair and glossy black eye’s.

She stands up quickly and glides across the floor by the tips of here toes with arms
extended(reaching) for you.