A 3D voxel game engine written in APL(github.com)

88 pointsby sph6 hours ago7 comments

Vedor5 hours ago
APL game engine is indeed an unusual thing. I don't know much about APL, and never used it (toyed with J back in the days though). I am really interested in the development process and the challenges posed by using APL for that kind of project.
Also, I really appreciate that the ReadMe file doesn't try to sell this project as something more than it actually is - a buggy passion project. Such honesty is, I feel, relatively rare nowadays.
- renyicircle5 hours ago
  The author has written two blog posts about their game (the latter is more about APL than the game itself though). You may find these interesting
  https://homewithinnowhere.com/posts/2026-03-06-voxel-game.ht...
  https://homewithinnowhere.com/posts/2026-05-10-one-line.html
  - hallole5 hours ago
    Sweet, thank you! Don't know why they didn't post this, it's the bit I'm most interested in.
  - Vedor5 hours ago
    Oh, nice, thank you!
- DrewADesign3 hours ago
  It’s crazy what people make games out of. When I was in a game design university program, one of my classmates used to make complete games (including a JRPG style adventure game) using excel formulas. Not even VBA, which would still be insane… just a bunch of formulas.
Littice4 hours ago
A voxel world is a pretty good sales pitch for APL: the weird-looking part is the notation, not the model.
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eric_khun5 hours ago
shameless plug, been working a a voxel editor to create voxels that you could use to decorate a home for a a little creature you have to take care of(a la sims). if anyone has some feedbacks, would be happy to take them!
https://kamio.ai/studio
- arendtio22 minutes ago
  Why not make a Show HN? In this thread, it feels a bit misplaced, even though it looks cool.