Celestia at SourceForge as 2nd place of game cetegory

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Celestia at SourceForge as 2nd place of game cetegory

Post #1by sblee » 03.07.2009, 08:29

Hi,

I recently visited SourceForge.net and realized that they have new interface.

They includes very detail categorization for the projects.

What I found is that Celestia is in game and it has second place of "What's Hot for Windows?". Check this out.

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Re: Celestia at SourceForge as 2nd place of game cetegory

Post #2by chris » 08.07.2009, 15:06

It's great to see that Celestia is popular... but 'Games'?

--Chris

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Re: Celestia at SourceForge as 2nd place of game cetegory

Post #3by ajtribick » 08.07.2009, 17:45

Hmmm... give me Oolite instead. Celestia doesn't even have LASER GUNS.

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Re: Celestia at SourceForge as 2nd place of game cetegory

Post #4by Wallstone » 22.08.2009, 08:08

I had to look up most of the items on that list to verify what they were:

1. Frets on Fire - Music Game
2. Celestia - 3D Space/Astronomy Simulator
3. ScummVM - Cross-platform script handler for certain old LucasArts games
4. Tux Paint - Interactive paint program designed for very young children
5. Hattrick Organizer - online football manager game

Numbers 1, 3 and 5 are in the right category. Celestia and Tux Paint? -- not so much. While Tux Paint might be classed as a way to keep young children occupied (as a game), it appears to be much more than that, so "game" is not necessarily appropriate.

Celestia on this list makes as much sense as calling some of the old Star Trek (original) episodes "serial drama." Yeah, there was some drama there (mostly waiting....for Kirk....to finish....a...complete sentence), but it was mostly the story of an idealistic society trying to get along in a barbaric, unforgiving universe. (What I just said is exaggerated, yet has more effective drama than many of the episodes.... The remake of Battlestar Galactica managed to redefine what I now think the Space Opera should be like, which has changed my views on the old Trek forever.)

I'm very happy Celestia is a very popular program. I love it myself. But it's odd seeing it on the "games" list....

- Danny


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