All work and no play makes Gophers something something - John Gregory

Join John Gregory as he builds a retro-themed text-based maze game in Go, inspired by classic 80s and 90s games played on his brother's Dragon 32 computer.

Key takeaways

The speaker is John Gregory, a software engineer, and he’s talking about building a game in Go.
The game is inspired by classic maze games from the 80s and 90s, when computers were first becoming popular for gaming.
The speaker’s own experience playing games on his brother’s Dragon 32 computer in the 80s sparked his interest in building this game.
The game is designed to be played in a terminal, using text characters to create a simple 2D maze.
The speaker used a 2D slice to represent the maze, and a simple algorithm to move the player around.
The game can be played in a loop, with the player moving around the maze until they reach the exit.
The speaker notes that the game is not intended to be a commercial product, but rather a personal project to demonstrate how to build a simple game in Go.
The code is available on the speaker’s GitHub page.
The game is designed to be easy to understand and simple to build, with a focus on exploring the basics of Go programming.
The speaker acknowledges that the game is not perfect and there are many ways to improve it.
The speaker encourages developers to create their own games and projects, citing the joy and satisfaction of building something themselves.
The game is a nostalgic reminder of the early days of computer gaming and the excitement of building something new with code.

All work and no play makes Gophers something something - John Gregory

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