[Scummvm-devel] Adding splashscreen to ScummVM

[Max Lingua]

Hi Eugene,

> We are considering to copycat DOSBox team and add a splashscreen to ScummVM.
>
> The splash will serve several purposes:
>   * Add visibility
>   * Protect us from illegal and silent borrowings of our product.
>   

I like the idea.

It would add one layer of consistency to our ports (common splash).

I see there are some concerns about development overhead (with
valgrind, etc.) so we should definitely address those first.

On back-end like PS2 it will serve one more purpose: offer the user
something fancy to stare during loading time.

And when it crashes there instead of "it crashed with a black screen"
they will now say "it crashed with a cool splash - I like it!" ;-)

Talk later,
 -max



> I am thinking of showing this only when ScummVM is launched with
> target specified in the command line, i.e. otherwise our GUI will show
> up and that one already contains our logo. The time of the display
> will be something along 0.6sec, i.e. noticeable but not annoying
> during the development, and it will not be optional at compile time.
>
> What do you guys think about it?
>
> I got a designer who works on it, and soon I will provide sketches for
> those who are interested in the process. If you like to affect the
> selection process, please speak up so I will share the proposed
> designs with you.
>
>
> Eugene
>
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