Eniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Jan 24, 2023

Hi fediverse, I'm finally doing my much overdue #introduction post!

I'm a #GameDev with a decade of experience, having founded Kitsune Games in March 2013. I'm currently focused on #KitsuneTails, a queer platformer in the style of beloved classics where you play a kitsune on a journey through a land inspired by Japanese mythology. In the past I've released games such as Super Bernie World, MidBoss, and more.

I'm also working on a fantasy console called the #Mega68k, which runs on the Motorola 68000 CPU. Additionally, I create a series of videos called #CodingHistory, which explores how 3D techniques from the 90s worked. I also like programming language development and make a lot of toy languages that don't go anywhere, and am trying to liven up the #PLDev hashtag on mastodon.

You can find my games at https://kitsunegames.com/games, or find more information on Kitsune Tails at https://kitsunegames.com/kitsunetails. For Coding History videos subscribe to my YouTube to see them when they come out: https://youtube.com/@EnikoFox

Games

Check out Kitsune Games' games, like the possession based roguelike MidBoss or the hat based puzzle game Ultra Hat Dimension.

Kitsune Games
Show threadFrancesco Orsenigo (he/him)Jun 17, 2023

@eniko

I found the tag I needed.

#PLDev

Thanks from a fedi noob. <3

I have been working on my own not-so-toy language, which I need to make games, but I don't have much experience with games... yeah, I know, I should make games first, but my brain doesn't cope well with most languages available around, so bear with me.

I would greatly appreciate any ideas (or, if you really feel generous, feedback on my project) from someone who is both a PL- and games-dev.

Thanks! =D

Show threadEniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Jun 17, 2023

@xarvh I think if you're gonna make a language to use in production you probably wanna do something more like javascript, a dynamic language that's quick and easy to get up and running

Also my eternal tip is to read Crafting Interpreters https://craftinginterpreters.com/

Crafting Interpreters

Show threadFrancesco Orsenigo (he/him)Jun 17, 2023

@eniko

I code JS for a living, and it feels like it makes easy things so damn complicated. =(

I mean, you are right of course!
I understand the case for dyn langs for quick iterations and... I don't know how, but I want to make static type check able to do the same.

I don't have any better argument than "I feel it would be a better world and I want to make it work".

Sorry, I feel like I asked for your feedback and then dismiss it.
I can assure you, I'm still taking it to heart.
Thanks.

Show threadEniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Jun 17, 2023
@xarvh well I understand the impulse to make a type checked languages, but deferring that stuff to runtime is wayyyy easier than trying to get everything right with a statically checked type system. If your goal is to make a language *and* make things with it, I can't recommend a static type system
Show threadFrancesco Orsenigo (he/him)Jun 17, 2023

@eniko

Re static typing, are we talking about "make things" in general of videogames specifically?

Also, since the term is ambiguous, are we talking about C-like static typing, or ML-like inference and check?

Show threadEniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Jun 17, 2023
@xarvh in general trying to make a statically typed language is a good way to get nowhere with your language. I don't know enough about ML to understand your other question
Show threadFrancesco Orsenigo (he/him)

@eniko

Hahah, then that's the best compliment ever. <3

Squarepants can already compile itself, type inference and check are already implemented and working, I even have safe dynamic code loading for mods/plugins, I'm beating the odds already. ^_^

Like, I don't know what I'm doing, but I know what I can do. 8-)

My impression is that most gamedevs don't know what they're missing, that a Better World Is Possible (TM), and I want to try and bridge the gap.

Jun 18, 2023 at 6:46amWeb