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Sugargame

Sugargame is a Python package which allows Pygame programs to run well under Sugar. It is fork of the olcpgames framework, which is no longer maintained.

Sugargame embeds the Pygame window into a GTK window, and translates GTK events to Pygame events.

What it does:

• Wraps a Sugar activity around an existing Pygame program with few changes
• Allows Sugar toolbars and other widgets to be added to the activity UI
• Provides hooks for saving to and restoring from the Journal

Advantages vs olpcgames:

• Simpler code
• More elegant interface between Pygame and GTK
• Runs as a single thread: no thread related segfaults

Using Sugargame

To use Sugargame in an activity, copy the sugargame folder into the activity's source directory.

The activity directory should look something like this:

  activity/            - Activity directory: activity.info, SVG icon, etc.
  sugargame/           - Sugargame package
  MyActivity.py        - Activity class
  mygame.py            - Pygame code
  setup.py             - Install script
  

To make the Activity class, start with test/TestActivity.py.

Support

For help with Sugargame, please email the Sugar Labs development list:

sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org

Author

Sugargame is developed by Wade Brainerd <wadetb@gmail.com>.

It is loosely based on the source code to the olpcgames framework, developed by the One Laptop Per Child project.