An object-oriented framework for rapid game prototyping

Small game development groups and companies are faced with two important challenges in today's economy: creating a good game prototype as showcase for game publishers and meeting the "time to market" deadlines. These two challenges are sometimes the factors that will separate a successful group from one that is not. The learning curve in design and implementation is a significant component of these two challenges. If the learning curve is too steep then deadlines may not be met and the overall quality of the software is lowered. This study presents a new game-programming library called PGL that addresses the tin-ling and learning factors that exist in game development.