Windsurfing ! by arif

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made by arif for LD17 (COMPO)
EDIT: finally found how to edit my entry :) So let me replace the original link with the patch described in :
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2010/04/27/windsurfing-patch-1-adds-keyboard-control/

So, it's my simplistic windsurfing simulation. Nothing much to do for now. Enjoy moving on the waves :) The goal here is to achieve a correct control scheme for a windsurf board, and I have implemented a 'realistic' control where you control the board and the sail separately (but for now the turning is simply based on the feet banking, not on the sail longitudinal angle..

1.Make sure to install the vc10 redist included in the archive
2. read the readme
3. enjoy ! control with left and right joysticks on gamepad, or S, F, and arrow keys on keyboard.

What I'll be doing next: jump, fall, and cool surfing waves. Oh by the way I only learnt about Windsurfing MMX _after_ the compo. (but their game is arcade, mine will be a sim :)

Source for the game is included. Source for my "engine" (mostly gluing the libraries below together) is not yet available - but I'll try to get it to you asap. The game source is small, readable (and interesting?) though - please share your programmer comments :)

I'll try to upload my Ubuntu build too (but after the Windows DLL deployment issues I'm tired of deploying..)

Made with:
- Ubuntu 9.10 (and win7)
- gcc (and visual studio 10 RC)
- Boost C++ (signals, function, bind)
- Irrlicht (->OpenGL, directX)
- Lua (for reading the config file)

Ratings

Coolness 6% 110
Overall 2.08 184
Community 2.00 134
Fun 2.00 174
Graphics 2.92 107
Innovation 3.50 39
Theme 2.00 178