NAME

       surgescript  -  is  a  scripting  language  for  games.  It  empowers  you to unleash your
       creativity and build your own  amazing  interactive  content!  It's  such  a  joy  to  use
       SurgeScript! You will love it!

THE 15-SECOND EXAMPLE

       The following script prints a message to the screen:

           // My first application
           object "Application"
           {
               state "main"
               {
                   Console.print("Hello, world!");
                   Application.exit();
               }
           }

       To test this script, save it to "hello.ss" and run:

           surgescript hello.ss

       You'll see:

           Hello, world!

FAQ

       What is SurgeScript?

       SurgeScript  is  a  scripting  language for games. It lets you unleash your creativity and
       build your own amazing interactive content!

       How do I learn SurgeScript?

       Go to the SurgeScript Crash Course! Also take a look on the video  tutorials  and  on  the
       examples.

       Why use SurgeScript?

       Unlike  other programming languages, SurgeScript has been designed with the specific needs
       of games in mind. Its features include:

           * The state-machine pattern: objects are state machines.
           * The composition approach: you may design complex objects and behaviors
           by means of composition.
           * The hierarchy system: objects have a parent and may have children,
           in a tree-like structure.
           * The game loop: it's defined implicitly.

       Other benefits include:

           * Small footprint, easy to integrate.
           * C-like syntax, including plenty of features.
           * Automatic garbage collection.
           * Easy to extend via Plugins.
           * It's free and open source software.

       These features come from the experience  of  the  developer  dealing  with  game  engines,
       applications  related to computer graphics and so on. Some of the best practices have been
       incorporated into the language itself,  making  things  really  easy  for  developers  and
       modders.

AUTHOR

       SurgeScript  has  been  created by Alexandre Martins, a computer scientist from Brazil. He
       has also created the Open Surge game engine, hence the name SurgeScript.

       This manual page was written by Carlos Donizete Froes [a.k.a  coringao],  for  the  Debian
       project (but may be used by others).