GameCreationEnvironments

Several people have independently discussed and worked toward creating user-friendly game creation IDE's with Lisp. Such an IDE might have the following features:

• Integrated Game Engines.
• Lisp code editing, browsing/folding, execution, debugging. GNU Emacs and SLIME are useful here, but other approaches are possible.
• Easy installation on any platform. QuickLisp and Blackthorn Starter Pack are candidates.
• Engine-agnostic asset and asset metadata management. Some notes and code on the subject. See also Org-babel.
• Workflow management. See Org mode.
• Editing assets of various types through either included code (for example engine-specific level editors, or by working with external programs like GIMP and Audacity.
• Easy exchange of different asset packs with included metadata.

Benefits could include:

• Lower barrier to entry for creators
• Eliminating platform lock-in for creators
• Rapid development/prototyping
• Easy to cross-compile self-contained .EXE, .DMG, AppImage
• Building cross-platform game creation communities
• More games

IDE proposals:

• dto is working on Xiomacs (more info soon.)
• WarWeasle is working on the Qix universal media editor.
• Your project link here...