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General => General discussions => Topic started by: wvtrammell on January 17, 2014, 05:46:36 am
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Would it be practical to use SFML to write a board game such as chess or checkers for two people to play??????
Thanks
WVT
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My question is: Why not?
SFML can create almost anything and very easily.
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As I like to say: Depends on your definition of "practical". ;)
It certainly is possible (see Chesster (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=214022703) on Steam Greenlight). :)
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Would it be practical to use SFML to write a board game such as chess or checkers for two people to play??????
Thanks
WVT
Yep, there's nothing about SFML that would not make it possible.
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To clarify some of the other responses:
SFML is a framework that lets you draw sprites and graphics in any manner that you choose. You can also play any kind of music and sound effects that you choose. It also has a networking module, which allows you to send and receive pretty much any kind of data that you want to/from a remote machine or server.
Basically, SFML only gives you access to graphics/sound/networking resources in a cross-platform way. It doesn't assume anything about what you actually do with those resources. It doesn't even have to be a game, technically. Could be a simulation. Could be embedded into a GUI application and used for rendering graphics for an editor. It's all completely up to you.