Making Games with Python. Mission Impossible?

• Roberto De Ioris,
• Tomislav Uzelac,
• Martin Christen.

• Is it possible to make a game completely in Python?
  • Roberto: indy game, yes, AAA -- probably no,
  • Tomislav: at some point you'll always have C/C++ but writing logic in Python is totally possible, look at Eve Online.
  • Martin: yes, if you give me 10M, but in the real world, it's not clear what the reason would be. However, it's possible in many circumstances.

• Why use Python?
  • Roberto: Python is used for scripting in the videogame industry. Maya, 3DS Max, Blender all use it.

• Geo-information libraries in games?
  • Martin: for data processing Python is quite good. But when it gets to the actual game, that's a different story.

(I left to see another talk in the middle of the panel)