i agree to most, but i though of starting of slowly. maybe java (have some easy programmed games) then once i mandged the whole idea of how people can add and blah then i would certainly increase (sieze as in player, cabinets, platforms etc.). i like the open source game idea. I mean as hardware i was thinking (to start with) with just a basic mini itx boared and an old screen (bout 10 pounds for the screen and 50 for the ITX baord, my dad can aslo get a cheap shuttle casing for like 20 quid). one of the (problems) is that i need to get the whole think checked and water resistant etc. ready for usage in a pub inviroment. I was also thinking of establishing a platform for student to write games on, like for PS2 just maybe call it ASLP or somn or just adopt a open source platform. <br>
I though of timeline as simmilar to this:<br>-get control to work in the next week<br>-(have spare hardware here, export to the uk) <br>-2 weeks after that have one game running on it (maybe one of mine in java - i could always put one together) and have th cabinet ready (like hardware wise and water tigth and get my flat mate (art guy) to make a nice painting on it (maybe a penguin riding 'microsoft' - in the most non-sexual way possible) and have some way of uploading stuff to it, dont know how yet (though about having it 2 ways like with a webbased system integrated, games can be rated from website, still exploring that idea)<br>
-3 weeks after have the presentation to the union and then dump it there <br>-4 weeks have my viva with loads of addditional material to up my grades, then fuck off to southhampton and start designing further, platform docs soforth (since my tennancy runs out bout that time)<br>
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