Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on making programming fun. Sheffield Ruby User Group (ShRUG) meets up every month to explore the capabilities of this elegant technology and to share know-how and skills.  

New members (ShRUGgers) are always welcome.

This month Jan Wedekind will be showing us how to write a Wiimote-controlled OpenGL game in Ruby. 

Using the Ruby programming language, the CWiid library, and the Ruby bindings for OpenGL, it is possible to develop a 3D game which is controlled using a Nintendo Wii Remote. By furthermore invoking RMagick and the ALSA library, one can add textures and sound to the game. Note that the library for accessing the Wii Remote (CWiid) and the sound library (ALSA) require Linux. However it is conceivable to do a similar project with alternate libraries on another operating system.

You can join the Sheffield Ruby User Group online here.  Catch updates on Twitter by following @shrugbot.

Directions to the GIST Lab, a creative community collaboration space operated by The GIST Foundation in partnership with the Showroom Workstation, are here.