[IGDA_indies] lightweight authoring systems

[C Ratchet]

On Feb 13, 2005, at 10:46 PM, Brandon J. Van Every wrote:

> C Ratchet wrote:
>> Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm curious what, if any, aspects of Soya your
>>> team has found highly productive?
>>
>> It was simple to use and worked with Python which
>> is the primary language for the project.
>
> So are you saying that your team was previously all a bunch of Python
> gurus, and they picked Soya primarily because it fit their previously
> acquired skillset?  Did anyone just pick it up 'cold' ?

AFAIK none of us had used Soya before, but everyone knew at least some 
Python.

>
>>> Also, what kind of game prototype was it, and
>>> what's your definition of 'playable' ?
>>
>> A few minigames; playable = fun to play,
>> doesn't crash too often...
>
> How many people were working on this?  I'm trying to get a sense of the
> man-months involved.  Also, did they work dedicated on only this
> project, or was it interspersed with other duties?

1 person did most of the work, however we do have 7 developers 
altogether.
Interspersed with other duties...

Ratchet

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