EuroPython 2007

Session

Games

10 Jul 2007, 11:00

Vilnius, Lithuania

14. Taking advantage of multiple CPUs for games - simply.

Mr Rene Dudfield (???)

10/07/2007, 11:00

Taking advantage of multiple CPUs for games --- simply, is the topic of this paper. Using a simple interface that many are already familiar with --- Pythons 'map' function. It talks about how to avoid the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) limitation in Pythons threading libraries. As well as how to choose which parts of a game to thread. Finally it shows how easy it can be, by converting a...

52. Pyweek: Making games in 7 days

Alejandro J. Cura (Python Users Group, Argentina), Lucio Torre (Python Users Group, Argentina)

10/07/2007, 12:00

The objective of this talk is to encourage people to participate in pyweek. We explain what the contest is, when it takes place, who can and does participate and why everybody should. A quick review of the most unique games is given, plus an account of the fun experience we had developing our entries. We also talk about how python is the perfect match for this kind of tight schedules, and...