SGL: a scalable language for data-driven games

We propose to demonstrate SGL, a language and system for writing computer games using data management techniques. We will demonstrate a complete game built using the system, and show how complex game behavior can be expressed in a declarative scripting language. The demo will also illustrate the workflow necessary to modify a game and include a visualization of the relational operations that are executed as the game runs. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.3.2 [Programming Languages]: Language Classifications--Specialized application languages General Terms Languages Keywords Games, Scripting, Aggregates, Indexing

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: SIGMOD
• Authors: Robert Albright, Alan J. Demers, Johannes Gehrke, Nitin Gupta 0003, Hooyeon Lee, Rick Keilty, Gregory Sadowski, Ben Sowell, Walker M. White
• Keywords: Complex Game Behavior, Database, Declarative Scripting Language, Languages Keywords Games, SIGMOD 2008