Telling Stories With Python and Ren'Py

This is the September monthly meeting. Normally some of us go on to the pub afterwards.

Hannah Hazi will present "Telling Stories With Python and Ren'Py":
Make your own interactive fiction game using Ren'Py

You might be familiar with interactive fiction from 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books, visual novels, or text-based games where what you type controls the story. Ren'Py lets us design our own interactive fiction with the power of Python. It is a game engine with its own scripting language, built on Python and Pygame.

During the session you'll make a start on your own interactive fiction game in Ren'Py, with advice from the workshop coach on how to incorporate native Python code to add extra effects and mini-games within your story.

Pre-requisites: a laptop with Ren'Py installed (get it from www.renpy.org ) and a text editor such as Gedit.

Tibs says: This workshop will also be occurring at PyCon UK 2019 in Cardiff (https://pretalx.com/pyconuk-2019/talk/Z9VU8Z/) - many thanks to Hannah for making it available to CamPUG.

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