Questions tagged [gaming]
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License for a modern engine for an old video game?
I am working on a modern engine for an old video game, pretty much like those modern engines for Doom game that require the user to provide original Doom game data in order to be runnable.
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Help with how to approach a GPL license in a set of libraries
I'm working on a project right now that is essentially a set of libraries for game development. The idea is that these modules (in the form of DLLs, jars or other extensions) are open source and can ...
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Subclassing, Unity, and the LGPL
I want to release a package on the Unity Asset Store. Based on this answer, it looks like the best option for my situation would be LGPLv3.
However, after doing plenty of research, I've stumbled ...
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Can I use small part of graphic in my GitHub project? [closed]
I am trying to make my small open-source web project for training purpose and put it on GitHub.
I wanted to use frame from the existing game, but I don't know if I will have any issues from it.
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Can a video game have a GPL licensed engine and GPL-incompatible licensed assets? What about scripts?
I've heard that it's possible to use a GPL game engine that interprets/loads/JITs a so-called Game Pack which contains all the important game files such as sprites, sounds, music, levels, missions, ...
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Creating a game based on a story licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Some of you may be familiar with the collaborative fiction site SCP. Their content is licensed under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Suppose I am trying to create a game based on this. Under the ShareAlike ...
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How can I protect the rights on character names or imagery in an open source game?
I want to publish an open source game, but I want to retain all copyrights on the used characters.
A use case would be that another party downloads the code and makes a new game with it, but the ...
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Can I license a program containing data from a video game?
Let's say I want to release a program, written in Java, that is a sort of encyclopedia containing data about a game. This program would contain images from the game, obtained via screenshot, and some ...
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How can cheating be prevented in a FLOSS multiplayer game?
Hacking and cheating in online multiplayer games (that use the typical client-server model) is not uncommon. For example, in some first-person shooters there are "aimbots" that allow the player's ...
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How could the open source business model work with games?
The question "How can a large open source project be monetized?" already addresses many ways to make money with open source development. However, in the context of game development, most of these ...
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