27 June 2009
Welcome to IndieZen

Deadlines, firm yet flexible.

As is common in many fields of innovative practice, we have had to re-evaluate some of our deadlines and adjust for the previously unforeseen circumstances that have bubbled to the surface.

Game development, as most of us know, is a very involved, technical, and experimental practice. From the ZOSS perspective, the most advanced feature of the IndieZen offering will be the World Builder application, Zen Worlds, that will facilitate access to the underlying technologies included in and ported to the Zen Framework. As far as this author knows, there has never been an application for game creation that is as intuitive and complex as Zen Worlds. Unfortunately the majority of the technical details of Zen Worlds are Classified. Therefore, I am unable to discuss technical issues here.

As for deadlines, I want to make it clear we are back on schedule. There were some details that needed to be added in to the process at this stage to ensure that Zen Worlds will provide the highest quality development experience, and the most stable development environment we can offer. We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with the Indie community. So keep reading and keep sharing. We love to hear from the community so keep the suggestions coming and we will keep you interests and needs in mind as we build your next development tool box.

For more news please visit the IndieZen Wiki

Where Are We Today? Milestone: Version 0.6.0
Due in 5 weeks (08/01/09)

(still in planning phase, so this list may change)
The primary goals of this milestone are:

  • Zen Studio multi-user database backed MVC framework

    • Project Explorer
    • SpreadSheet?
    • Scene
    • Text
  • Zen Worlds multiplayer networking

    • HTTP protocol enhancements
    • Channel based message queue
      • Sits between app server and protocol adapter
      • Can be used directly without using app server
  • Push Button Engine integration

    • ZTamarin plugin
    • Scriptable application services
    • Scriptable HTTP protocol adapter
  • There may be other Zen Engine enhancements related to this milestone.

Timeline
Here you can find the change logs for all the newly baked code bits and bytes. (He better have these bits and bytes on the south ridge by noon or there’ll be hell to pay.)

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