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Let’s make games open source, so future generations can enjoy them (jairajdevadiga.com)

submitted 1 week ago by JairajDevadiga to c/[email protected]

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A lot of old games have become unplayable on modern hardware and operating systems. I wrote an article about how making games open source will keep them playable far into the future.

I also discuss how making games open source could be beneficial to developers and companies.

Feedback and constructive criticism are most welcome, and in keeping with the open source spirit, I will give you credit if I make any edits based on your feedback.

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[–] rockSlayer 13 points 1 week ago

Development is very much a "use what you know" type of field, especially at big game companies. Learning a new game engine is like learning a completely new programming language, often because you're doing both. Every game engine has a scripting language, and very few use the same scripting language.