OpenGameArt.org
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Open Game Art is a media repository intended for use with
Its purpose is to allow developers to easily replace
Content licensing
All content found on Open Game Art is licensed under free licenses. The project does not accept content licensed with clauses which prevent commercial reuse or remixing (like the Creative Commons license clauses NC or ND), as these are perceived to restrict users, thus making the content non-free.[3]
The acceptable licenses currently are: the
Content
Being a repository for free content, much of the site's content is often created using free software such as GIMP, Inkscape, Krita and in particular, Blender.[6]
Artists from the Warzone 2100, The Battle for Wesnoth and Frogatto projects, amongst others, have contributed assets.[7] Portions of the collections of Quarternius and Kenny.nl are also included.[8]
The site also has a section for articles and tutorials, as well as a discussion forum for its users.
Operation
Hosting costs are currently paid for by the site operator. Donations are accepted through a PayPal account, and are used entirely to commission new artwork, with users being able to make requests as to what kind of artwork is commissioned.[9]
From June to July 2009, a pixel art contest was run to create clothes, hair and accessories[10] for a pair of humanoid sprites that had been commissioned exclusively for Open Game Art.[11] This subsequently evolved into the Liberated Pixel Cup (LPC), a project to create a unified set of Creative Commons artwork.[12]
To stimulate new artistic contributions, the site also hosts an informal weekly competition called the Friday Challenge, wherein an artistic theme will be announced on a Friday, and entries will be voted on until a winner is decided nine days later.[13]
OpenGameArt.org is also affiliated with related websites such as Libregamewiki,[14] a database of purely libre games, the Free Gamer blog[15] and the FreeGameDev forums.[16] [17][18]
References
- ^ What's the purpose of this site? on opengameart.org
- ^ "Free-licensed art for free software games". Free Software Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01.
- ^ Hancock, Terry (2009-09-16). "Free-licensed art for free software games: OpenGameArt.org". Free Software Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "OpenGameArt FAQ". OpenGameArt.org. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ WTFPL content on OpenGameArt.org
- ^ "Open Game Art - Free game content". BlenderNation. 15 November 2009.
- ^ Bardin, Maxim (2010-07-25). "Frogatto 1.0 released". Linux Gaming News. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "Quaternius Free 3D Assets". GameFromScratch. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ Donation page on OpenGameArt.org
- ^ Pixel Art Contest!
- ^ The first OpenGameArt.org exclusive artwork is now done!
- Opensource.com. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ Introducing the OGA Friday Challenge
- ^ Bolding, Jonathan (4 September 2022). "Y'all know about these huge lists of free, open-source game clones, right?". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- Opensource.com. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- Opensource.com. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ Banks, Hunter (2015-11-11). "The State of Open Source Gaming on Linux". FOSS Force. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Hasan, Mehedi (2022-07-13). "The 20 Best Linux Gaming Websites That Every Gamer Must Know". Ubuntu Pit. Retrieved 2023-02-02.