Saturday, December 13, 2008

FoodForce2 Alpha Release


It gives us great pleasure to announce the alpha release of the Foodforce2 Game. The game is playable on Windows, Linux and Sugar based xo laptops. The game has been developed in Python/Pygame and is designed to educate and motivate people towards growing world hunger. It focuses on building self-sustainable communities with focus on the importance of trading, building and upgrading technology. Special focus has been given to the importance of proper nutrition and the components of a healthy diet.

The game can be downloaded from :
http://code.google.com/p/foodforce/downloads/list


We are looking forward towards your feedback, criticism and words of appreciation for the game. As the project is open-source, any potential contributions are also welcome.

Here is how you can contribute:

1. Developers: Download the source code from the downloads section of the project and run it using python from command line as :
python Foodforce2.py
Please note that you need to install Python 2.5 and Pygame before continuing.

2. Artists : We are in need of great artwork and if you think you can help us with the same, please write us a mail on foodforce2@gmail.com

3. Educators/Teachers : Please send us your feedback at foodforce2@gmail.com on the educational content of the game and its suitability for children in the agegroup 7-16.

4. Interested Users : Please play the game and give us your feedback at foodforce2@gmail.com. If you find any bugs, please report them at : http://code.google.com/p/foodforce/issues/list